The Institute of Public Accountants has welcomed the Coalition’s new policy paper which re-affirms the promise to repeal some of the more controversial elements of the Fu...
A new ICAA white paper argues the case for a new Government to recognise the ability of accountants to rebuild community trust in the financial services industry....
The Coalition has released a new policy paper which confirms it would amend FOFA to “reduce compliance costs for small business financial advisers”. ...
With the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms having come into effect as of 1 July, Tria Investment Partners Andrew Baker says the legislation has failed to address ...
The Federal Opposition has urged new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to revisit the Government’s approach to Trio/Astarra compensation arrangements....
SPAA welcomes excess concessional contributions amendments...
The legislation to enshrine the term ‘financial planner/adviser’ has failed to make it into the Senate but the FPA has not given up....
The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will back any move by new Treasurer, Chris Bowen, to delay the implementation of FOFA....
FSC chief John Brogden has written to the new Labor government asking for FOFA to be extended until 1 July, 2014....
Suncorp reports itself to ASIC and accepts life and general insurance compliance upgrade. ...
Tumultuous events in Canberra open the question of who will get the Financial Services portfolio....
The high level of unknowns resulting from rapidly completed super legislation will require the regulators to be tolerant....
ASFA has called for an independent review of large SuperStream costs....
Accountants accept TASA outcome, saying it is the ultimate outcome rather than the journey that matters. ...
Daily media coverage of the events leading up to the CFP enforceable undertaking generates moves for another Parliamentary inquiry....
So shareholders lose a dividend plus have seen the erosion of value. Qantas decides to clawback remuneration from Alan ...
This is why I left my last position. There was no interest in giving the client quality time, it was all about bumping ...
So the Hayne Royal Commission has left us with this. What a sad day for the financial planning industry. Clearly most ...