The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained Supreme Court orders against an unlicensed financial planning business found to have defrauded 36...

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) believes the weight of evidence presented to the PJC is enough to get FOFA back on track....

2012 will be the year of the savvy consumer - and the financial services industry is preparing for this new trend, writes Jim Minto....

ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for infrastructure entities in order to provide retail investors with a better understanding of the associated ...

While the allocation to cash has become more popular among self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees, so too has the interest in property signalled a growing trend...

ASIC has released new disclosure benchmarks and principles for infrastructure entities in order to provide retail investors with a better understanding of the associated ...

The Federal Opposition urges financial services stakeholders to fully reveal FOFA flaws to this week's PJC hearings while, at the same time, calling for a substantial del...

Bill Shorten's mega-portfolio combining workplace relations with financial services will create a complex dynamic if the Government is to act appropriately on any Product...

If the parliamentarians involved in the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills put aside their political affiliations then they will back some key amendme...

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia urges changes to the MySuper regime, warning existing proposals may prompt trustees to pursue short-term outcomes....

While industry bodies support the Government's proposed regulatory amendments to accelerate the wind-up of so-called 'phoenix' companies and claim the issue is not a majo...

In an effort to meet the Federal Government's short-form product disclosure statement (PDS) reforms, MLC has released simpler short-form documents for three of its leadin...

In an effort to meet the Federal Government's short-form product disclosure statement (PDS) reforms, MLC has released simpler short-form documents for three of its leadin...

There is too much crossover between MySuper legislation and Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation for the two to be considered separately, according to the Corpor...