GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION

Life/Risk

Licensees using PI insurance to stop free movement of advisers to competitors....

Superannuation

PM rules out any near-term change to super despite Reserve Bank board reference to SMSFs investing in speculative property....

Financial planning

A roundtable is warned that ASIC runs the risk of being sued if it tries to head off trouble in the financial services industry before it occurs....

Superannuation

The AIST has signalled annuities as being a quick win for the Abbott Government if it moves to pull down regulatory barriers....

Financial planning

Plannner sentiment has risen to pre-GFC highs following the election of a Coalition Government....

Superannuation

Longevity, investment losses and limited opportunities take shine off super future....

Funds management

The newly-elected Government has taken the first steps towards a regional infrastructure financing market with Indonesia, it announced last week. ...

Accounting

Accounting firm calls on Government to pull forward implementation of TASA and limited licensing....

Financial planning

The major planning organisations are already gearing up to meet with the new Abbott Government ministers....

Financial planning

The new Abbott Cabinet adopts a less specific approach to handling of the Financial Services portfolio....

Financial planning

Prime Minsiter Tony Abbott announces Cormann as Minister for Finance and Sinodinos as Assistant Treasurer...

Financial planning

Practice brokers are sweating on the new Government providing clarity around grandfathering while buyers are getting fussier....

Superannuation

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has acknowledged the existence of a backlog of complaints....

Financial planning

The recent change in Government could help to boost business confidence and increase hiring across the banking and financial services sector, according to Hays Banking di...

Financial planning

ASIC has acknowledged an Abbott Federal Government’s intended amendments to FOFA but will not be altering its approach until they become law....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

4 weeks ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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