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Melbourne-based lawyer, Dan Mackay, argues that AMP is on far from firm legal ground in its approach to advisers and Buyer of Last Resort....

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The Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority has announced a new organisational structure, including several new executive appointments....

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The review could facilitate scrutiny of the government’s fiscally unsustainable policies, Heffron believes. ...

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has urged a ‘sense of urgency’ be applied by companies to their non-financial risks, including compliance risk. ...

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Key Liberal back-benchers who have previously pointed to a need for an overhaul of the superannuation system have dismissed as ‘vested interests’ some of the superannuati...

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The Government needs to avoid placing at a disadvantage people who have already retired and who have established their investment settings, according to the Association o...

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The Federal Government is consulting on draft regulations and legislation to remove the Corporations Act exemption for funeral insurance policies....

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A new frequent flyer promotion by AustralianSuper has generated criticism from some financial advisers....

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Industry superannuation funds have reinforced the fact that lifting the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% has already been legislated amid suggestions that the Government’s...

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Australian Executor Trustees is expected to be ordered to pay $80 million in compensation plus costs to victims of the SEAS Sapfor forestry scheme. ...

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Code subscribers self-reported 43 breaches in 2018-19, compared to 23 in 2017-18, according to the Life Code Compliance Committee....

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The IOOF share price has recovered sharply following its victory against the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in the Federal Court but is still well short of it...

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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 3 weeks ago

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

7 months 4 weeks ago

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

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

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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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