Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his third budget, outlining the government’s macroeconomic forecasts and changes to superannuation....

Financial Services Council chief executive, Blake Briggs, is urging Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to take advantage of the QAR opportunity to reduce reg...

The development of a broad array of innovative products should not be first priority for the industry when it comes to retirement and could drive up the cost of financial...

What has happened in the financial advice space over the 100 days since Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, announced the government’s final response to the Q...

A new Treasury financial services regulatory initiatives grid will work with ASIC to reduce compliance burdens for financial services firms, particularly those which are ...

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has opened a consultation into the design of the annual superannuation performance test, canvassing views on a range of reform options....

The shadow government has appointed a minister for financial services following the departure of Stuart Roberts last May, plus a new role for Andrew Bragg....

Australian consumers say they are more likely to seek retirement advice from a financial adviser or their super fund, the FSC reveals, demonstrating a distrust of governm...

Improving Australians’ financial literacy through advice is the best way to achieve greater demand for longevity risk products, according to the FAAA, rather than governm...

Two potential side effects have been flagged around changes to the sophisticated investor test following a recent Treasury consultation, which could see thousands of inve...

Money Management collates the recommendations of major associations and how they would like the financial advice exam to change in the future following consultation....

The FSC and SIAA have recommended against major changes to the income or product values for the sophisticated investor test, despite a spike in eligible investors, as the...

With a raft of Treasury consultations announced last year, Money Management examines their progress through Parliament and which could pass this year. ...

Minister for financial services, Stephen Jones, has unveiled the final tranche of his Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms with a focus on banks, simpler document...