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The Government has announced its candidate for a second deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission on the same day it introduced a bill to creat...

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The voluntary approach to industry self-regulation in the life insurance industry is not working and needs compulsion....

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The Federal Court has made orders at the request of both the Commonwealth Bank and AUSTRAC, including a referral to mediation, in the ongoing civil penalty proceedings be...

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The Government will pass legislation to create a second deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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The Federal Opposition has taken a calculated risk with its proposed changes to dividend imputation, according to key industry superannuation fund spokespeople....

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The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has claimed the Federal Opposition has back-flipped on its 1998 position on dividend imputation....

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The Finance Sector Union has blasted evidence given by National Australia Bank executive, Anthony Waldron, to the Royal Commission that sales targets were to blame for ba...

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The Minster for Revenue and Financial Services claims 40 per cent of SMSFs will be hit by the Federal Opposition’s proposed changes to dividend imputation....

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted only five firms are using its so-called regulatory sandbox, with many others utilising pre-existing alte...

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The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has hit out at ASX200 companies, finding that many fail to protect or offer support to whistle-blowers....

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Financial services players are amongst those who have been urged to exhibit caution when offering referral incentives. ...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has placed superannuation funds on notice that it believes the Insurance in Superannuation code of conduct does not go far ...

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