ROYAL COMMISSION
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled its intention to fully implement Commissioner Hayne’s 12 recommendations to the regulator. ...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been handed tougher penalties with which to pursue people referred to it by the Royal Commission....
Superannuation
The Federal Government has succeeded in substantially passing legislation which will significantly curtail the ability of superannuation funds to use corporate hospitalit...
Financial planning
The advice industry can rally from the Royal Commission’s fall-out by uniting around positive stories, according to a Dow Jones executive who saw the US industry undergo ...
Policy & Regulation
A senior financial services barrister has revealed that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was reluctant to pursue prosecutions because of the embarrass...
Financial planning
Financial planners are braced for the reality of a flat fee for service world, with most indicating they expect that to be their major source of revenue in the aftermath ...
Superannuation
The Federal Government has controversially amended legislation before the Parliament to target the use of corporate boxes by industry funds to influence employer default ...
Superannuation
A key parliamentary committee has questioned the future of ANZ’s sale of the OnePath pensions and investments business to IOOF....
Funds management
While the Royal Commission’s final report was touted to rock the financial services industry, the financial sector has defied expectations, according to FE Analytics. ...
Financial planning
Legislation to implement the recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission should be treated with diligence and rigor, according to Financial Services Council chief exe...
Financial planning
A number of AMP financial planners have been calling on their representatives to press the company for pre-Royal Commission valuations to be applied to Buyer of Last Reso...
Financial planning
More research has emerged suggesting the Royal Commission final report may have unduly targeted intermediaries rather than major banks and product providers....
Superannuation
The recommendation from the Royal commission to introduce a last resort compensation scheme for consumers suffering a financial loss from advice failures is a win for SMS...
Financial planning
The Institute of Public Accountants has made a direct call for accountants to be re-enabled to have ‘broader and deeper holistic conversations’ with clients....
Editorial
The final report of the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry has identified some important issues but the compl...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...