GOVERNMENT

Editorial

The appeals of the FPA for a further extension of the TASA implementation seemed to be falling on deaf ears, with the Assistant Treasurer, David Bradbury, seeming determi...

Editorial

The Federal Government and ASIC insist that life/risk churn is real and that it is a serious issue. There exist many advisers in the life/risk space who believe ASIC and ...

Financial planning

An Auditor-General’s report is unlikely to dampen financial services industry grumbling about how AUSTRAC is funded....

Financial planning

It was not a formal valedictory but Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, used an FSC function to thank those involved in the FOFA and financial services policy chan...

Editorial

As the curtain comes down on the current Parliament, financial services players are left to wonder whether the Government should not have just stuck to the script reflect...

Financial planning

The Federal Opposition will fight for changes to the TASA timetable in Parliament, but will revisit the issue post-election if the Parliamentary battle fails....

Superannuation

William Buck wealth advisory suggests strategies to overcome super disadvantage, particularly for women....

Superannuation

The Shadow Assistant Treasurer, Senator Mathias Cormann, says a Coalition Government would review concessional caps, subject to Budget capability....

Superannuation

The Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Mathias Cormann, has indicated the Federal Opposition would revisit concessional contribution cap limits should it win the upc...

Superannuation

Peter Hogan outlines the key issues trustees should consider when addressing insurance in a fund's investment strategy. ...

Superannuation

The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has welcomed the Government's decision to establish a new transitional licensing regime for accountants....

Funds management

BlackRock Investment Management has taken out the inaugural Lonsec/Money Management Award for best exchange-traded fund (ETF) provider for 2013. ...

Superannuation

A letter from APRA on Stronger Super reporting requirements has confirmed how much will occur post-September....

Accounting

Accounting bodies claim Government’s concessions to planners on TASA are a negative outcome for consumers....

Life/Risk

APRA buys into lapse/churn debate but points to particular problems with respect to directly-marketed products....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

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 1 week ago

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

7 months 1 week 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...

1 week 6 days ago

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

3 weeks 2 days ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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