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Policy & Regulation

The Law Council of Australia has fired a warning shot over the bows of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chairman, Daniel Crennan QC, over comme...

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has amended relief conditions for superannuation and retirement calculators....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued another clear warning to retail Over the Counter derivatives traders about the limitations of their licens...

Policy & Regulation

Macquarie has paid a $300,000 penalty to comply with an infringement notice given by the MDP....

Life/Risk

While the new design and distribution obligations for retail insurance products will impact insurers more, sellers of retail insurance products will still see some new re...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cautioned that simply selling crypto products offshore won’t stop the regulatory from enforcing business’ domesti...

People & Products

Keybridge Capital’s Nicholas Bolton has returned to his chief executive role following expiry of a ban made by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)...

Financial planning

Industry superannuation funds are winning more corporate superannuation mandates and therefore making the choices about who provides financial advice....

Policy & Regulation

When the new assistant minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Jane Hume is sworn in tomorrow she will face some significant challenges ...

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has chosen AustralianSuper as the default fund for all new employees from 1 July, this year....

Financial planning

With the Royal Commission resulting in a tougher insurance market, organisations looking to get professional indemnity cover should act quickly to ensure they’re not left...

Financial planning

Two letters sent to superannuation fund members by ANZ OnePath have revealed a significant strengthening of language about how members should go about ending the payment ...

Policy & Regulation

With a background in banking, investment banking and even industry funds, Senator Jane Hume will bring an almost unprecedented level of knowledge to the financial service...

Financial planning

Financial advisers have expressed concern and anger at product manufacturers who have written to advice clients informing them how to switch off grandfathered commissions...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers have formed a joint taskforce to help guide the future of life/risk commissions....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 2 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 2 weeks ago

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

7 months 3 weeks ago

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

1 week 3 days ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

3 weeks 4 days ago

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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