GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION
Superannuation
ASFA calls for the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal to be removed from ASIC oversight....
Financial planning
FSC chief John Brogden has cited the need to redefine the role of the regulators, ASIC and APRA....
Financial planning
Super body claims ASIC approach is non-collaborative and in need or review. ...
Superannuation
The Federal Government has released draft legislation for the repeal of MRRT, confirming its commitment to increasing the superannuation guarantee from 9 to 12 per cent b...
Life/Risk
Risk commission concerns have blocked discussions about client trust and appropriate selling of risk insurance...
Funds management
ASIC initiates civil proceedings against GE Money alleging misleading and deceptive conduct over credit limits. ...
Superannuation
Corporate super specialists have been the most negatively affected by the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms due largely to a misunderstanding about the services t...
Financial planning
AFA claims FOS ground rules provide inherent imbalance against advisers....
Financial planning
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos flags what could be a lengthy process to FOFA changes....
Financial planning
The FPA has written to the Government seeking clarity around grandfathering and urging a tax deduction for the provision of initial advice....
Superannuation
New ASFA research claims the current legislative and regulatory settings are impeding innovation in the post-retirement space....
Superannuation
Super industry looking for pathways to safely invest in infrastucture....
Financial planning
Planners remain immobile as they await Treasury clarity on grandfathering. ...
Superannuation
SPAA says lower concessional contribution caps have driven investors to opt for negative gearing outside of super....
Superannuation
The early news around the state of the Budget deficit suggests the Government will not be moving to lift concessional contribution caps....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...