The FSC has opposed further regulation of licensed trustee companies following proposals put forward by CAMAC with regards to charitable trusts....
New FSC analysis points to declines in employer super contributions in two out of the past three quarters....
AFA chief executive Brad Fox says the AFA will re-engage with the FSC around churn but that the major insurers must also ante up....
Letter from Shorten and consultation with ASIC prompts FSC to reopen moves for self-regulation around churn. ...
ASIC will spend the next 12 months focusing intensely on churn, according to the senior executive leader of the financial advisers team, Joanna Bird. ...
APRA defers key element of SuperStream data collection to second half of next year....
The Opposition dismisses as “hysterical” the reaction to its decision to extend the phase-in over the SG rise....
ASIC has established new competency standards around RG 146, but Cecilia Storniolo writes that there are many loose ends that need to be resolved before the ground rules ...
With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...
The financial services industry is bracing itself for Budget nasties as Treasury summons organisations for Friday talks....
Wayne Swan and Bill Shorten have decided to end the speculation about what the upcoming Federal Budget brings for the superannuation industry. Money Management spotlights...
Financial planners are going to be fundamentally affected by the Tax Agent Services Act but, as Cecilia Storniolo explains, there will be many unanswered questions almost...
The Financial Services Council has appointed three new board directors, including Geoff Lloyd, FSC director from 2008-10....
FSC senior adviser, Cecilia Storniolo has pointed to the differences in treatment between accountants and planners on TASA....
The financial services industry is calling for a bipartisan approach to the newly announced super changes, with many raising concerns about complexity. ...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...