Is the Trade Union Royal Commission right in pointing to a money link between industry funds and trade unions?...

The CFA Institute urges an oath-based approach as it tells Treasury you can’t regulate against bad ethics....

APRA chairman, Wayne Byres, has reminded banks to maintain appropriate standards with respect to mortgage lending amid the current house price boom....

Next Tuesday’s Federal Budget is expected to put in motion ASIC’s transition to a user-pays funding regime....

ASIC has moved to issue a Regulatory Guide based on the recent remediation exercises flowing from major planning failures....

The AFA acknowledges that the approach outlined by the FPA on Trowbridge accords very closely with its own but deadlines remain the issue....

More announcements expected on move from upfront commissions amid advisers feeling rushed on Trowbridge....

AFA chief executive, Brad Fox, acknowledges leadership of AMP on life/risk changes but urges continued pursuit of a unified position....

ASIC has completed surveillance of intra-fund advice delivered by superannuation funds including whether they’ve extended it to transition to retirement strategies....

The Association of Financial Advisers says its OK for licensees to take a self-directed approach ahead of the mandating of any standards out of the Trowbridge recommendat...

More than 40 per cent of life/risk advisers would consider exiting the industry if the Trowbridge recommendations were implemented in totality....

The Financial Services Council has warned against granting ASIC product intervention powers as a bridge too far....

Former FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe says the insurers know the identity of the churners and it should be left to the market to decide remuneration....

The Grattan Institute claims super fund members are paying around $6 billion to much in super administration and investment fees....