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Life insurance companies and other institutions will receive a 12-month transition period on implementing APRA’s risk management requirements, the regulator has announced...

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Funds management

A former director of Trio who says he departed his role long before the collapse and after citing governance issues has strongly criticised APRA....

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Financial planning

ISN chief David Whiteley has urged the next elected government to give FOFA a chance before abandoning it completely. ...

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Financial planning

APRA has commenced proceedings in the Australian Federal Court seeking the disqualification of former Trio Capital director David Millhouse....

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Financial planning

AFA calls for clarity after Court rules brokerage account not reserved for advisers....

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Superannuation

New research claims industry funds are unlikely to regain their competitive advantage and warns the default fund regime will not benefit employers....

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Financial planning

Regulator releases new rules but states concerns not as serious as first claimed. ...

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Financial planning

The Federal Court has deemed unfair the $82.5 million settlement between Storm Financial investors and Macquarie Bank. ...

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Financial planning

The FPA has called upon both parties to commit to promoting financial advice as it would result in “an informed nation of financially enabled Australians”....

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Superannuation

The IQ Group has called on APRA to extend quarterly reporting requirements for super funds to ensure quality....

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Financial planning

ASIC has taken legal action against Fast Access Finance for engaging in unlicensed credit activities....

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Financial planning

Dealer group recruitment is mostly frozen until after the Federal Election when grandfathering can be clarified. ...

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Funds management

In a final act before the election, the Government has refined the Managed Investment Trust regulatory regime....

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Financial planning

Industry silent as public makes feelings on ASIC known. ...

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Life/Risk

A Perth-based insurance broker has been permanently banned for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct....

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