APRA
Policy & Regulation
The financial services industry may be obliged to dig deeper to fund the implementation of the Government's Future of Financial Advice changes as well as its Stronger Sup...
Financial planning
Financial Services Council sponsored research accuses unions and financial planners of "gaming" the default superannuation fund regime....
Superannuation
Performance should be at the core of selecting default funds under modern awards, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees....
Editorial
Concerns ASIC and APRA were becoming increasingly politicised were brought to a head during the hearings into the FOFA reforms....
Superannuation is not keeping up with the evolution of our society, according to Julie Steed....
Life/Risk
The upcoming APRA standards for life insurance companies should be welcomed by the industry as an opportunity to embed better practices, according to PricewaterhouseCoope...
Superannuation
The latest APRA data underscores the dominance of SMSFs in terms of both growth and assets....
Financial planning
APRA says it is not looking at how big financial services salaries have become but the basis upon which they are being paid....
Superannuation
SMSFs continue to dominate the super sector both in growth and assets....
Editorial
Challenger’s Aaron Minney provides his comparison of annuities and direct fixed income in a response to an article recently published in Money Management and authored by ...
Superannuation
Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....
Superannuation
Member companies of the FSC will adhere to corporate governance standards higher than many believe are being met by industry super funds....
Life/Risk
Life insurance industry profits jumped 65 per cent in the December quarter, but there was a significant drop in revenue due to investment losses....
Financial planning
Former Trio director John Godfrey enters into enforceable undertaking with APRA....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council has warned against the Government considering FOFA, MySuper and the Productivity Commission review in isolation....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...