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The Federal Government has released draft legislation dealing with additional integrity rules that will apply to stapled entities, giving effect to its policy announced i...

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The Government has injected ASIC with a further $70.1 million to give the corporate regulator the resources it requires following the Royal Commission....

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State Super Financial Planning, Bendigo Financial Planning and Yellow Brick Road have been added to the Australian Securities and Investments List of firms remediating fe...

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The Royal Commission has been told that a months-long examination of the status of so-called plan service fees charged to unadvised MLC superannuation customers was not a...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has told the Productivity Commission it needs more powers and that its lack of powers has inhibited its ability to b...

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The Productivity Commission’s competition report shows that “more and more regulation can be harmful to consumers because it weakens competition,” the Customer Owned Bank...

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The Productivity Commission has recommended that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission take on the role of “competition champion for the financial system”....

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Trail commissions have been dealt another blow, with the Productivity Commission recommending that they be banned in mortgage broking for all loans from the end of this y...

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ASIC has approved the Australian Banking Association’s new Banking Code of Practice following an independent review and stakeholder consideration....

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There is still solid evidence indicating the long-term efficacy of value investing, according to State Street Global Advisors....

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The Government has reduced the $40 fee to access ASIC online business registries and extended the fee exemption to all journalists. ...

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The Federal Court has wound up five companies for their role in the operation of two land banking schemes following an ASIC investigation. ...

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