ASFA suggests the development of specialised accreditation for planners providing retirement and post-retirement advice....

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority claims that, over time, its independence from Government has been eroded....

Australia’s financial regulators have joined forces to back central clearing on dealer-traded derivatives....

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...

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...

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. ...

Two industry superannuation funds have broken ranks on the selection of default funds under modern awards. ...

FSC calls for tax and policy certainty on infrastructure investment while pointing to benefits of scale evolving out of super fund consolidation....