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The FSC has announced 15 proposals ahead of the federal election which it hopes will increase the competitiveness of Australia’s financial services sector, including six ...

Financial planning

Tighter legislation is being urged around anti-hawking laws to prevent ‘dodgy advisers’ from scamming consumers to switch superannuation funds. ...

People & Products

The shadow government has appointed a minister for financial services following the departure of Stuart Roberts last May, plus a new role for Andrew Bragg....

Financial planning

Improving Australians’ financial literacy through advice is the best way to achieve greater demand for longevity risk products, according to the FAAA, rather than governm...

Policy & Regulation

With several financial services firms looking to implement AI into their business, the federal government is examining introducing mandatory guardrails to ensure it can b...

Funds management

The government has acknowledged the Australian economy faces a “systemic risk” from climate change in a Treasury statement, culminating a three-year legal saga around the...

Superannuation

Victims and survivors of child sexual abuse could be able to access the superannuation of their offender for unpaid compensation, under two Government proposals....

Financial planning

Australia is living in an “alien era of austerity”, according to a consumer study, with almost half questioning whether the RBA will be able to ease cost of living pressu...

Policy & Regulation

The Government has released draft legislation implementing two recommendations made by the Australian Law Reform Commission relating to improving financial services legis...

People & Products

South Australia's Deputy Under Treasurer Anna Hughes has been appointed CEO of the Australian Office of Financial Management, the first woman to lead in its 23-year hist...

Policy & Regulation

Chairs of Australia’s financial regulators have told the House of Representatives economics committee of their focuses for the year ahead including cryptocurrency and gre...

Financial planning

Less market-friendly policies put forward by independents could pose a headwind for markets if they are asked to help form a government, according to commentators....

Financial planning

Lifespan Financial Planning has penned an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition leader Anthony Albanese, setting out four key issues it would like t...

Funds management

Australia is well placed to benefit of the decarbonisation thematic despite alternate pathways and pace of emission cuts proposed by the Coalition and Australian Labor Pa...

Funds management

Australia’s easing of border restrictions and lockdown will see a strong demand recovery through 2022, but investors should be mindful of the impact of future Government ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 3 weeks 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. ...

3 weeks 5 days 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 2 days ago

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

2 weeks 5 days ago