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The exit of the big banks and the consequent net outflows from the big institutional platforms is playing to the strengths of specialist platform providers....

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NSW-based Michael Ming Jinn Ho, a former investment analyst, has pleaded guilty to insider trading in securities of Big Un Limited....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has foreshadowed the development of a climate risk practice guide for the financial services institutions it regulates....

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Tax financial advisers must not follow existing flexible arrangements under the Tax Practitioner Board’s code if the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority’s eq...

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The tax office is imposing more educational directives where self-managed superannuation fund members have breached regulatory contraventions in a bid to prevent reoffend...

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The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has stopped short of restating the Government’s promise to increase the superannuation guarantee, preferring to say that it has no ...

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Mortgage brokers believe the embedding of commission clawbacks in legislation will see them working for nothing....

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Attracting talent to superannuation funds could become problematic under the Government’s move to extend the Bank Executive Accountability Regime to the superannuation in...

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Research and ratings house Lonsec is suggesting to financial planning firms that it may need its services in appropriately meeting the requirements of the new Financial A...

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Mortgage brokers will find themselves dealing with a similar environment to financial advisers under new legislation passed by the Parliament stemming from the Royal Comm...

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority wants any new compensation scheme of last resort to cover the whole industry, including Managed Investment Schemes, and to b...

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The Financial Services Council has recommended the two regulators must collaborate on information, documentation, and data requests and collection....

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