Government should open tender process for small pool of default funds, says Grattan Institute....

Govts of both persuasions told to stop legislating by press release in circumstances where considerable costs and inconvenience are being imposed on employers, advisers a...

Constant debates on super regulation is deterring young people from superannuation, and they are instead investing in assets over which they have more control and certain...

ASIC should be given powers to pursue compensation including the first right to sue ahead of investors involved in class actions....

Flow-on effects of lifting the pension age to 70 could see older Australians grow reliant on other social security benefits, says SPAA....

The Tax Commissioner, Chris Jordan, has signalled an end to prolonged disputation and audits....

Wealth Within has sought to defend its reputation in the face of fines imposed by the corporate regulator for misleading advertising....

Newspaper reports are speculating that the Government will sell off ASIC’s company registry business. ...

FOFA should be given time to settle before further changes, according to Minter Ellison....

ASIC tells a Senate Committee that while Commonwealth Financial Planning has lived up to its enforceable undertaking requirements, further work is required on its breach ...

ASIC claims it is constrained by limited resources and a priority to protect consumer investors after claims it has overlooked the actions of commercial lenders...

The Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s performance is likely to make recommendations based on how past failures were owed to a lack of intelligence and necessary skills....

Scaled and scoped advice has received undue focus under the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation, and is a sign of increasing levels of paternalism in legislatio...

Australia’s financial regulators have joined forces to back central clearing on dealer-traded derivatives....