ROYAL COMMISSION

Financial planning

The Australian Bankers’ Association has labelled Labor’s terms of reference for a royal commission into banking as a regurgitation of its own PJC report....

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Policy & Regulation

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer, accused the opposition of selectively and wrongly utilising Financial Ombudsman Service data to push for a...

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Financial planning

A Money Management survey has revealed significant concerns about vertical integration and a willingness to see it examined by a Royal Commission....

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Policy & Regulation

A Money Management survey has revealed continuing strong resistance to a Royal Commission but a belief that superannuation funds, particularly industry funds, should not ...

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Financial planning

There are suggestions that the make-up of the new Federal Parliament makes a Royal Commission into banking and financial services inevitable. What do you think?...

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Funds management

The Federal Opposition has used ASIC’s BBSWR action against NAB to renew calls for a Royal Commission into the banking and financial services industry....

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Editorial

Federal Opposition leader, Bill Shorten, has declared that a Labor victory will bring forth a Royal Commission into the banks but the reality is that all sections of the ...

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Financial planning

The Senate Scrutiny of Financial Advice inquiry has lapsed, with its future dependent on who controls the Senate after the Federal Election....

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Editorial

The Federal Opposition’s calls for a Royal Commission into the banking industry represents a continuation of a campaign started by industry funds nearly three years ago....

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Policy & Regulation

Not-for-profit fund UniSuper has welcomed the Government’s move to boost ASIC funding instead of pursuing a Royal Commission into the banking and financial services indus...

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Financial planning

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has indicated the Government may direct additional Budget funding to ASIC to assist it in investigating the conduct of the major ban...

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Superannuation

Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer has left no doubt that the Government will use the Trade Union Royal Commission findings to force changes to superannuation....

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Superannuation

The Trade Union Royal Commission has provided the Government with ammunition to pursue its changes to default funds under modern awards....

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Superannuation

A Government Senator has questioned whether if a union is deregistered its nominees can continue to serve on industry super fund boards....

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Editorial

Those pursuing a Royal Commission into the financial planning industry need to stop spinning and get their facts straight....

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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