The release of draft amendments to FOFA have been welcomed but representative bodies still to pick through the details...

Grandfathering – specifically the transition of pre-existing commission-based advice fees into the new FOFA arrangements – was an industry football that kept getting kick...

The Federal Government has appointed outgoing AMP CEO Craig Dunn to the financial system inquiry panel, along with others from the business and academic community....

Federal Government set to deliver pre-election promises with raft of proposed FOFA amendments including grandfathering and opt-in changes....

Sinodinos says industry funds who claim to have out-performed their retail peers should have nothing to fear from a more competitive environment....

FSC points to cross-border flows report to renew calls for Investment Manager Regime implementation....

Industry funds may be obliged to appoint a majority of independent directors....

Sinodinos signals the Government’s approach to FOFA will be made public before Christmas....

Dealer group head calls for rigorous consultations before FOS moves to lift fees....

FOS is proposing to more than double its maximum membership fee to $25,000. ...

Industry bodies call into question Rice Warner research on costs of SMSFs....

Financial planners are already subject to the best interests duty, so any additional requirements with respect to SMSF advice would be redundant, according to the FSC....

The draft terms of reference for the Government’s Financial System Review place regulators and super on the agenda....

It was probably inevitable that within two months of gaining office and with a minimum of fuss, the Coalition Government has sought to undo some of the last legislative a...