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ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft says the regulator supports robo-advice but also acknowledges problems such as meeting best interests duty and compensating for bad advice....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasury has confirmed that proposed new powers for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will only impact independent directors, not those appointed...

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Superannuation

Industry funds may be resisting superannaution fund governance changes but they believe the boards of ASX-listed companies will benefit from greater diversity....

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Life/Risk

New analysis suggests Australian life insurers could face big remediation bills if ASIC were to emulate its UK regulatory counterpart in the life insurance arena....

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Financial planning

The financial advice industry is facing systemic issues rather than being plagued by just a few bad apples, says ASIC deputy chairman, Peter Kell....

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Financial planning

Consumers go to planners with the belief that they are professionals in the same context as lawyers and accountants, and are surprised when they find otherwise....

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Superannuation

The Government’s changes to superannuation fund governance could cost some funds around $100,000 a year for an independent chairman and up to $60,000 a year for independe...

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Financial planning

NAB’s remediation scheme must be fair and equitable, if it is to work to restore trust in the financial advice sector, Slater and Gordon believes....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has succeeded in having legislation protecting the tax privacy of Australian private companies pass the Parliament....

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Superannuation

The Grattan Institute’s Jim Minifie claims the Government’s changes to superannuation fund governance arrangements will work best if the Government avoids taking sides be...

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Superannuation

Greater cooperation urged between super funds and the ATO amid research revealing super guarantee non-compliance as a $2.5 billion problem....

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Funds management

Success does not come easily to boutique fund managers who have to jump several hurdles to find their way onto advisers’ approved product lists. ...

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Financial planning

Specialist lawyer urges advice firms to be wary of any moves by ASIC to have licensees trade away the monetary limits applying to EDR schemes such as FOS....

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Financial planning

IOOF has sought to defend itself in the face of a class action moves by plaintiff law firm, Maurice Blackburn, claiming the proposed action is misconceived....

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Financial planning

Deloitte Australia has today launched a new centre to assist financial services companies manage regulatory challenges across Asia Pacific....

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