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ANZ has agreed to send out gift cards to income protection insurance customers after ASIC concerns....

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Commsec has been fined $55,000 after an erroneous order for a telecommunications product skewed the market price....

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Financial planning

FSC chief executive John Brogden has written to the FWC president arguing the default fund review process should cease. ...

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Financial planning

Australian Industry Group calls on Royal Commission to follow the union money trail to funds and insurers....

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Policy & Regulation

The Assistant Treasurer, Senator Arthur Sinodinos, says ASIC will monitor FOFA changes to ensure they are meeting their objectives....

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Superannuation

Just days after standing down two of three superannuation experts over perceptions of conflicts of interest, the Fair Work Commission has decided to proceed on its defaul...

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Financial planning

Federal ministers have been told FOS is being distracted by commercial borrowers such as property developers....

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Superannuation

New legislation has lifted the penalty regime around illegal early release super schemes....

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Financial planning

ASIC warns that disclaimers attaching to financial services advertising claims must be displayed prominently....

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Financial planning

West Australia Chamber of Minerals and Energy boss to assume chair of WA Super. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC Chair Greg Medcraft says no financial services regulator can stop corporate failures without onerous compliance regimes. ...

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Financial planning

FOS has identified planner conduct and inappropriate claims handling as possible systemic issues during the December 2013 quarter....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has disbanded three superannuation advisory bodies established under the former Labor Government....

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Superannuation

AUSTRAC criticised for failing to appropriately define politicians, senior public servants and senior members of the military. ...

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Policy & Regulation

Taxpayers Australia forms new body aimed at accountants, lawyers and BAS agents....

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