New FSC chair signals change is inevitable for life/risk remuneration....
Australia’s life insurance sector has been put on notice that its current model is unsustainable and handed a reform ultimatum by regulators. But what will this mean for ...
Life/risk advisers concerned at reports FSC submission urges 20 per cent flat commission and five-year responsibility period....
The FSC has urged the Government to review the targeting of the age pension, suggesting current settings are too generous....
The FSC has bluntly challenged Treasury’s claims on the cost of superannuation tax concessions....
The industry funds are seeking to play the consumer protection card in their defence of the default funds under modern awards regime but the real beneficiaries of the sta...
Concerned that the Trowbridge report reflects their working reality, life/risk advisers dominate 130 submissions to the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group....
ISA’s Whiteley claims the existing default funds regime is a safety net sanctioned by three inquiries, including FSI....
The FPA’s Matthew Rowe has questioned the survivability of a number of financial planning organisations....
Northern Trust has continued its Asia-Pacific expansion with opening of Seoul office. ...
The Productivity Commission has signalled it won’t be traversing the default funds issue in its review of the Australian Workplace Relations Framework....
The domination of industry super funds in the modern award system has left virtually no market for higher performing, lower fee funds, according to the Financial Services...
The FSC has told a Parliamentary Committee that ASIC needs to get more proactive in pursuing enforcement when planning breaches occur....
The increase in the cap for concessional contributions has led to the fastest growth in seven years for discretionary contributions while compulsory contributions have pl...
Financial services companies that adopt and use financial technology (fintech) are most likely to succeed while the sector undergoes disruption and change according to AW...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...