REGULATION

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has directly challenged the unquestioned appointment of union and employer nominees to superannuation fund boards....

Policy & Regulation

On the third anniversary of ASIC Report 413 which gave rise to the Life Insurance Framework there are calls for regulatory proof that it was warranted....

Policy & Regulation

The SMSF Association has echoed the Association of Financial Advisers in warning the Government about the increased costs being imposed on planners via the establishment ...

Policy & Regulation

The Association of Financial Advisers has warned the Government its EDR and regulator funding measures risk making financial advice unaffordable and forcing the exit of s...

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Opposition has said it will veto the appointment of former banker, John O’Sullivan, if he is nominated as the new chairman of the Australian Securities and In...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority chairman, Wayne Byres has signalled the regulator is considering where else in the financial services industry the Bank Exe...

Financial planning

A Government-appointed panel has backed giving the Australian Securities and Investments Commission greater powers to ban miscreant financial services executives, but no...

Superannuation

ASIC has outlined new requirements for the disclosure of fees and charges superannuation and managed investment funds....

Policy & Regulation

The major banks are looking to find ways around the Future of Financial Advice changes, according to Industry Super Australia....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia is claiming the interests of the big banks have been put ahead of those of consumers under the ATO’s proposed approach to employee selection of s...

Features

Laura Sullivan and Grant Holley compile seven lessons that will ensure financial firms comply with financial services laws....

Editorial

The superannuation sector may be facing further consolidation in the wake of the further empowering of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Adam Gee writes....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has placed the platform industry on notice around the new standards of fee transparency it will be enforcing....

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has nominated life/risk churn as an area still high on its agenda and deserving of new expenditure....

Policy & Regulation

A Senate Committee has been told that imposing an email address requirement on the share registers of publicly-listed companies runs the risk of finding them all in breac...

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