Government needs to be chained to a set of systemic super principles to stop both sides from constantly changing the rules, according to Sunsuper’s Tony Lally....
Shorten and Cormann join battle on super while industry calls for policy stability....
SMSFs have recorded a "minor win" following the ATO's announcement on trustees that breach minimum pension standards, says Nexia Australia....
Some financial services licensees claim parts of the regulatory guidance on scaled advice are still open to interpretation - which could potentially lead to liability iss...
A new Deloitte Access Economics analysis has questioned economic life after the mega-resources investment projects peak....
ASIC has outlined its regulatory approach on the key questions of best interests and scaled advice, including the "safe harbour" elements....
The Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, has released draft legislation that will protect the terms "financial planner" and "financial advise...
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is understood to be close to reaching a compromise on its so-called Life Insurance framework which, if agreed, would give advisers a ...
New State Street research points to Governments spooking investors who then fail to act in their own best interests....
Synchron director Don Trapnell has called the FSC's proposed adviser remuneration model anti-competitive....
Government's default fund legislation passes House of Representatives despite industry and Coalition misgivings....
ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell told Money Management there was enough life policy churning in the financial advice industry for the regulator to be concerned about the issu...
ASIC is planning to release further information which would complement consultation papers regarding issues such as recommending products outside of an APL, fee disclosur...
The AFA's Brad Fox says the Government's approach to MySuper legislation appears to have been a foregone conclusion because the Government released its majority report ju...
The Coalition has indicated it has already drafted changes to FOFA legislation that it will implement if it wins office....
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 ...