ASIC has granted transitional relief that will allow class action against groups including Great Southern to continue without disruption until at least the middle of next...

AXA has defended the role of financial planning in superannuation, but it embraces UK proposals based on 'independent' and 'restricted' advisers....

Despite comprising less than two per cent of retail funds, structured products have received more than their fair share of criticism over the past year. Vince Scully disc...

Proposals to increase online disclosure risks details being obscured by complexity of websites....

Titanium has been in negotiations with Astarra and a number of other trustees to select a responsible entity for its fund but has not moved past the "preliminary negotiat...

The Commonwealth Bank has paid a $100,000 penalty to ASIC for failing to meet its continuous disclosure obligations under the Corporations Act....

Minister Chris Bowen has indicated the Government would like a superannuation system that delivers a 'better than adequate' retirement income for Australians....

Regulators approach to disclosure too prescriptive; proposals more onerous than the law itself....

Melbourne man faces Federal Court charges over allegations that he and his company sought to unlawfully raise in excess of $1.3 million by offering securities without a d...

Will the policy tide turn against commissions? Michael Mathieson considers the future prospects for remuneration in the industry....

New draft short-selling regulations represent a "sensible and workable" outcome: IFSA....

Advisers should have a working knowledge of clients’ Medicare reports, writes Col Fullagar....

The Federal Government has revealed the draft regulations that will make up its new margin lending regime, including an example PDS....

ASIC’s class order that created the Statement of Additional Advice (SoAA) is history. And good riddance, says Brett Walker. ...