COMPLIANCE

Financial planning

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison has indicated the Government may direct additional Budget funding to ASIC to assist it in investigating the conduct of the major ban...

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Policy & Regulation

Litigation funders have backed moves to pursue legal action against failed stockbroking firm, BBY....

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Financial planning

APRA has told super funds they need to prove value for money from marketing and sponsorships....

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Financial planning

Defence Housing Australia which has promoted itself heavily in the financial adviser community is currently the subject of an AFP investigation....

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Financial planning

Macquarie has applied to the AAT to review ASIC’s decision to impose conditions on its AFSL following investigations into breach reports relating to client money provisio...

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Policy & Regulation

Macquarie Bank is appealing to the AAT following the imposition of additional conditions on its AFSL over client money handling....

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Editorial

Corporations that merely pay lip-service to compliance and culture can expect little leniency from the Courts. Companies can face consequences, from penalties and liabili...

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Financial planning

Increased attention from audit committees have dropped CFO confidence in corporate reporting, according to EY....

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Superannuation

The Government’s discussion paper on legislating a “purpose” for super defines it as a policy guide rather than a law....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government is being urged to upgrade the status of unpaid superannuation guarantee entitlements and include them in the Fair Entitlements Guarantee regime....

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Funds management

O’Dwyer cites Cbus Royal Commission wrongdoing as she claims superannuation funds which resist governance changes are out of step with the rest of Australia. ...

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Editorial

Industry funds who have been alleging the banks offer inducements to employers to select particular default funds need to be careful what they wish for....

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has ruled out property spruikes using terms such as “SMSF-ready” by property spruikers....

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Financial planning

IOOF has said it has implemented almost all recommendations made by PwC following an independent review of its breach reporting and research divisions....

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Accounting

A new online compliance portal for accountants has been launched by commercial law firm Cowell Clarke ahead of the new limited Australian financial services licence (AFSL...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

2 weeks ago

One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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