FEDERAL OPPOSITION
Editorial
Industry Fund Services executive chair Garry Weaven and outgoing Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Philippa Smith have emerged as having ha...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has provided a boost to the financial planning industry, with Shadow Treasurer Wayne Swan telling the Investment and Financial Services Association...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has signalled that it is prepared to enter into discussions with the Investment and Financial Services Association to pursue policies capable of ma...
Funds management
The Federal Opposition has moved to gain favour with the funds management industry, flagging changes to the tax regime affecting foreign investors in Australian managed f...
Financial planning
The federal opposition’s intention to reduce the funding to ASIC would mean financial market criminals would have a “field day”, according to the Parliamentary Secretary ...
Financial planning
Although financial planners think the Westpoint collapse can be blamed on a host of related parties, they are prepared to shoulder some of the responsibility....
Financial planning
ASIC has reiterated its intention to scrutinise the role of financial advisers in Westpoint’s failed mezzanine property lending products after the Federal opposition leve...
Financial planning
AXA and MLC, two of Australia’s largest dealer groups, have made changes to their adviser remuneration policies following the release of the draft of the FPA’s Principles...
Financial planning
The corporate regulator’s 12-page example SOA has been welcomed by the FPA, but criticised by the Federal Opposition for still being too long....
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has criticised the corporate regulator for not going far enough in what is already being perceived by the industry as too harsh an assessment of fi...
Financial planning
The financial services industry has an important role to play in strengthening Australia’s national security, according to Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty....
Financial planning
A “taken aback” chief executive of the Financial Planning Association, Kerrie Kelly, has demanded the chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission take a...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has imposed itself on the debate into commission payments in the superannuation industry, using Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data to ...
Financial planning
Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has rebuffed suggestions by the Federal Opposition that superannuation savings should be used to finance infrastructure developments....
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