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....

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...

Financial planning

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

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 ...

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?...

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....

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 ...

Financial planning

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

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....

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...

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...

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....

Superannuation

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

Superannuation

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

Editorial

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

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