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The superannuation industry has been urged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to focus more on improving life insurance outcomes for its members....
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has investigated 10 superannuation funds in the past four years – nine of them were retail funds....
Funds management
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken further steps to wind up Chris Marco’s alleged unregistered managed investment scheme....
Financial planning
Amid concern and confusion around how the Australian Securities and Investments Commission yearly opt-in and fee disclosure will work, adviser groups are urging flexibili...
Financial planning
An Australian Securities and Investments Commission document providing tips for financial advisers on how to deal with the new fee disclosure regime has served to highlig...
Policy & Regulation
The likely introduction of a Director Identification Number (DIN) next year may put paid to some controversial multiple directorship in the financial services industry....
Superannuation
Assumptions in retirement income projections provided by super funds need to be reviewed and made more consistent, according to Willis Towers Watson....
Financial planning
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees says the Australian Securities and Investments Commission report into financial advice by superannuation funds highlig...
Financial planning
Former financial adviser Mustafa Mohammed, MyWealth Manager and other related entities are being investigated by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission....
Policy & Regulation
Unsolicited cold call sales of direct life insurance and consumer credit insurance are to be banned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed the reliance of superannuation funds on general advice and the regulator’s concerns about vertical inte...
Financial planning
The quality of advice provided by retail funds and industry funds have been found to be similar, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....
Superannuation
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission’s attempt to improve RG 97 will fail to provide a single measure that incorporates the effect of fees and costs, accor...
Financial planning
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has said it will take the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority code of ethics into account in making its determi...
Financial planning
South Australian adviser Wendy Chapman has been banned for five years, while Queensland adviser Nina Williams has received a one-year ban....
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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...