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FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM

Editorial

Is the financial services industry ready to embrace a different regulatory model in circumstances where ASIC has not lived up to the expectations of some? Mike Taylor rep...

Financial planning

ASIC uses its submission to the Ripoll Inquiry to suggest more regulatory intervention and higher licensing and fiduciary standards for planners....

Financial planning

MLC has used its submission to the Ripoll Inquiry to call for a comprehensive review of the Financial Services Reform Act, saying the FSR is working against its original ...

Financial planning

ASIC should use the same regulatory powers it used for intra-fund advice to more aggressively manage investment strategies, according to a submission to the Ripoll Inquir...

Financial planning

The FPA chief executive and chair have written to the parliamentarians reviewing financial services urging a restoration of confidence in planning....

Financial planning

Financial services lawyer Peter Bobbin has rejected calls for more regulation around the roles played by financial product salesman and financial advisers, saying a recen...

Financial planning

A Queensland-based financial planner has made a submission to the parliamentary inquiry into financial services and banking practices in which he calls for stricter defin...

Life/Risk

New Rice Warner research suggests that life insurers should start targeting the direct insurance market in pursuit of growth in circumstances where competition remains fi...

Financial planning

The industry body has created a government and policy committee it hopes will strengthen its relationship with the Government and better represent the needs of its member...

Financial planning

Calls for ASIC to provide solutions to looming crisis....

Editorial

A MIKE TAYLOR editorial...

Financial planning

FICS judgement reinforces need for personal due diligence. ...

Financial planning

FPA says first rewrite is set for January 2009....

Financial planning

Midwinter adds gearing tool to its Reasonable Basis software....

Financial planning

Asks working group to broaden reform to help consumers....

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