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Banks, insurers and super trustees need to do more than talk the talk where climate change is concerned, with a key regulator urging them to also act to mitigate risks to...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has served notice of tougher prudential standards around executive salaries, including ensuring variable remuneration is tr...

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The last of 19 civil actions brought by ASIC against financial services licensees recommending Westpoint products has wrapped up, with almost $1.5 million being recovered...

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Regardless of what outcome the United Kingdom and European Union reach on Brexit, it has already inflicted unprecedented damage on the former’s financial services industr...

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Another survey, this time by the Australian Foundation Investment Company, has unsurprisingly found that many investors are deeply concerned by Labor’s proposed franking ...

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The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has released a consultation paper which would significantly toughen up approaches to industry codes of conduct including making som...

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A Sydney law firm has announced a class action against IOOF based on losses to shareholders resulting from the Royal Commission and the action initiated by the Australian...

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A former Australian Financial Services authorised representative has been jailed for 10 years for using clients’ funds “as he pleased”....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a clear message to superannuation funds that it is prepared to name and shame underperformers, with three funds al...

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The deputy chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Helen Rowell, has signalled the regulator may be prepared to name persistently under-performing fun...

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Former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman, Professor Alan Fels has criticised the Royal Commission for failing to address the problems of bank vertic...

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With industry funding invoices due in two days’ time, ASIC has urged all individuals holding a license and covered by the Government’s laws for funding of the regulator's...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months 4 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

3 weeks 5 days ago

The Federal Court has made interim travel restraint orders against two Falcon Capital directors, while also freezing one director’s assets....

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