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Financial planning

Industry Super Australia worries that changes to FOFA will bring conflicted remuneration back to financial advice....

Financial planning

The release of draft amendments to FOFA have been welcomed but representative bodies still to pick through the details...

Financial planning

Industry Super Australia wants the Government’s FSR process to traverse conflicts of interest and the role of sales and advice personnel....

Funds management

Treasury Group Limited increases funds under management by $1.6 billion in three months....

Financial planning

The AFA wants the Financial Systems Review to encompass both PI and the external dispute resolution processes....

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will take over the running of the Small Business Superannuation Clearing House in a bid to reduce the compliance burden employers fac...

Superannuation

The industry funds-backed AIST says the Financial Systems Inquiry should examine the risk inherent in SMSFs....

Financial planning

Consumer-dominated submissions reflect lack of confidence in watchdog. ...

Financial planning

The Auditor-General suggests APRA should consult more and give greater detail about financial sector levies....

Superannuation

Industry funds may be obliged to appoint a majority of independent directors....

Superannuation

The draft terms of reference for the Government’s Financial System Review place regulators and super on the agenda....

Editorial

'Does ASIC have the power and the resources to fulfil its task as corporate watchdog?' is the question the Australian Senate is asking as part of its review of the regula...

Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the Government’s move to abolish the proposed tax on super earnings over $100,000....

Superannuation

Retaining LISC regarded as more important than the on-time delivery of the higher SG....

Editorial

A recent white paper by Lonsec and Milliman explores the conundrum facing retirees trying to balance security of income against the need for investment growth to fund gre...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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