The Federal Government has initiated a consultation period around a new policy paper which would see consumers approaching retirement provided with standard fact sheets c...

The Government has requested the Board of Taxation review the tax treatment of granny flat arrangements. ...

The Morrison Government has reappointed Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chair, Wayne Byres, for five more years....

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued a warning as credit representatives appear to be lagging on their obligations to join the Australian Finan...

Industry Super Australia has accused the Government of caving into the retail banks and the wealth management sector in allowing ‘carve-outs’ from the design and distribu...

Victims of Financial Fraud has written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg to remind him how vehemently the party objected to holding a Banking Royal Commission. ...

The Federal Treasurer has reinforced that he wants the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to take a tougher approach in pursuing litigation rather than nego...

The Federal Government is moving to introduce legislation which will have the effect of doubling the criminal and civil penalties which can be imposed against both corpor...

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is arguing that giving it product sales training intervention powers may reduce the need for it to take extreme actio...

The Financial Planning Association has suggested risk rating financial products to better target consumer protections....

Financial services licensees rather than individual planners are facing the most change likely to result from the preliminary findings of the Royal Commission into Miscon...

New research has found that government-mandated insurance disclosure doesn’t help people make better purchasing decisions when it comes to insurance....

Most financial planning businesses will be eligible for a $20,000 instant asset write-off as part of legislation which passed the Senate on Wednesday....

The Government has reduced the $40 fee to access ASIC online business registries and extended the fee exemption to all journalists. ...