AIST has used its initial FSR submission to continue its push against conflicted remuneration, particularly asset-based fees....

The ICAA has defended the ATO’s SMSF jurisdiction while suggesting consumers need to take more responsibility for their advice outcomes....

If financial planners were given a choice between the model underpinning the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal and that underpinning the Financial Ombudsman Service, wha...

Concentration of funds will challenge viability of new default fund products....

APRA has revised six of its superannuation reporting standards after complaints of confusion from key stakeholders....

ASIC and APRA jointly clarify the need for consistent information on MySuper products....

The executive director of the Revenue Group within the Federal Treasury, Rob Heferen, made a very important point to last month’s SPAA conference in Brisbane: any change ...

MySuper and the default funds under modern awards regime have been areas of controversy for many months but, as Mike Taylor writes, the actions of the Fair Work Commissio...

High levels of under-insurance are raising social security costs, with more than a third having no disability insurance....

FSC chief executive John Brogden says the former Government too often ceded authority to the financial services regulators and boundaries need to be set. ...

In case financial planners have not noticed, the Abbott Government’s moves to change FOFA, either by regulation or legislative amendment, has been the subject of a concer...

Australian Ethical Investment (AEI) has posted large increases in profits, revenues and funds under management. ...

APRA last week called in Australia’s major group life/risk insurers to caution them to better risk manage current market conditions. ...

ISA hails APRA’s superannuation fund performance reporting proposal as a win for consumers. ...