There has been a tendency to forget about the ACCC ever since the regulation of consumer protection in the financial services industry moved to ASIC in 2001. But as Grant...
APRA says it will leave it to superannuation funds and trustees to sort out any conflicts flowing from multiple directorships....
While FOFA and a number of other factors have seen many planners moving under the umbrellas of the major banks and institutions, the independent financial advice sector i...
APRA has taken the unusual step of outlining its MySuper approach ahead of the Government's legislation being passed....
Despite current concerns over SMSF administration, only around 2 per cent of funds have a compliance issue, meaning there is no need for additional regulations, according...
Industry Super Network has appointed former Lonsec staffer Anh Nguyen to support its research and policy capabilities....
The ATO has backed a SPAA assessment that illegal early release schemes involving SMSFs are declining....
The Australian Taxation Office is the right regulatory body to oversee the SMSF sector, according to SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia chief executive Andrea S...
APRA warns banks and financial institutions to align executive remuneration to sustainable delivery of quality products....
Ever since the Trio Capital scandal, the message has been clear: SMSFs are on their own and defenceless against fraud. But as Andrea Slattery explains, SMSFs indeed have ...
Nearly four years after an initial ministerial request, APRA is moving to deliver fund-level super data while the AIST worries about a new standard risk measure....
SPAA strongly rejects suggestions SMSFs should be pushed into APRA jurisdiction....
ASFA urges government to change direction on illegal early release on SMSFs, claiming the problem has diminished....
AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds suggests SMSFs have grown too large for effective ATO supervision....
Extended powers for APRA should not be granted without the requirement for accountability....
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,...