The Government is seeking to make amendments to the design and distribution obligation regime including removing the requirement for advisers and licensees to report whet...

Around 12% of the association’s expenditures in FY21 has been on advocacy of financial advice which has been a “huge undertaking” due to overwhelming regulatory reform me...

Successful litigation against NAB, Westpac and Dixon Advisory could add enough to the corporate regulators coffers to cover the difference from the reduced levy....

There is likely to be broad issues with lack of awareness and preparedness with the five reforms coming into play in October, according to the Association of Financial Ad...

While the authority argues the high pass rate shows it is an achievable exam for “competent” advisers and has been a boost for consumer confidence in the industry, data s...

Existing clients should be asked whether they see value in financial advice reforms and whether they are happy to be paying more for those protections, the Association of...

Many of the remaining Hayne Royal Commission recommendations will do nothing more than harm and damage ordinary Australian consumers, a member of a parliamentary committe...

Indirect costs associated with the corporate watchdog’s levy has risen to $24.5 million and these costs are closely related to the increased spending on litigation fundin...

There needs to be a better recognition of previous study undertaken by financial planners, and in particular continuing professional development studies, according to the...

It has been three years since the Royal Commission but, Chris Dastoor writes, financial advisers are still being held in poor light by politicians despite a low level of ...

The corporate and prudential regulators guidance on advice for superannuation trustees warns trustees about trusting financial advisers....

Phil Anderson writes how advisers can be supported in the in the run up to the FASEA exam deadline as this can be a stressful period for those yet to pass....

Industry associations have welcomed the one-off exam measure but would have liked the extension to have included those who had experienced significant events that had pre...

With the ongoing fee arrangement obligations coming into place in two weeks, the corporate regulator needs to explain its guidance surrounding ‘consent’ on the payment of...