The owner of one of Australia's largest dealer groups has recommended all AFSLs be required to periodically report to the regulator on a range of issues relating to their...
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has named the corporate regulator, along with itself and Storm Financial, as one of the key stakeholders involved in the circumstances ...
IFSA defends legislative requirements but says areas of financial services regime could be improved....
Failure of high profile companies testing guidelines to the limit; questions as to whether PI insurers will continue to provide insurance to planners....
Court approval will force ANZ and Merrill Lynch to pay $226 million, ASIC releases banks from potential legal claims....
ASIC should use the same regulatory powers it used for intra-fund advice to more aggressively manage investment strategies, according to a submission to the Ripoll Inquir...
Dispensations granted to superannuation funds with respect to intra-fund advice are what many had hoped for but they carry the risk of reputational damage if things go wr...
Low-cost advice is a good thing, writes JO-ANNE BLOCH, but some aspects of the new intra-fund advice rules just don’t make sense from a policy, enforcement or delivery p...
The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hinted that the basis for the Corporations Act and ASIC's role may be re-examined....
Financial planners should be able to access the same class relief as superannuation trustees when providing limited, infra-fund advice, according to the chief executive o...
The liquidator of Storm Financial has received a record-breaking grant from the regulator to identify and pursue investigations into misconduct by the former directors of...
The degree to which superannuation funds comply with the regulatory constraints surrounding the new intra-fund advice regime will rely on how closely they are watched by ...
The global financial crisis has slowed the flow of candidates for entry-level financial planning qualifications but, as AMAL AWAD reports, the education providers remain ...
It is time to start putting Australia’s financial planning education regime into perspective so that new objectives can be pursued, writes RICK DI CRISTOFORO....
The focus on fee levels in financial services and investment risks missing the structural flaws and distorting incentives that are also troubling these industries....
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,...