GOVERNMENT AND REGULATION

Financial planning

The AIOFP may consider implementing a fund to help its members cope with adverse FOS findings....

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Superannuation

New research released by KPMG has underlined the degree to which super funds have extended their reach via their scale, technology and the use of social media....

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Superannuation

Federal Opposition insists on key amendments to MySuper legislation to prevent automatic transfers where members have previously actively chosen default investment option...

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Superannuation

Financial institutions could breach Australia's Privacy Act when complying with the US's proposed Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the Association of Superannu...

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Superannuation

Government warned on complexity attaching to proposals to improve super portability between Australia and NZ....

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Financial planning

A review of ASIC's GFC short-selling ban has identified the benefits and the costs - and the fact the regulator would likely do it again....

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Financial planning

The recently announced industry standard for defining a hedge fund presents a catch-all concern to unaware fund managers....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that when FSC chief executive John Brogden announced the framework of new claw-back provisions around the sale of life policies, he reignited a debate ...

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Superannuation

Coalition claims new superannuation governance arrangements unduly favour large industry funds....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued guidance to promoters of 'crowd funding' in order to provide clarity on arrangements that may fall ...

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Financial planning

The Government needs to release details on how grandfathering will apply to MySuper to allow super companies time to fit in with legislation, says CSSA President Douglas ...

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Financial planning

Calls made for Royal Commission on alleged rort "low doc" home loans amid claims they are the equivalent of "liar loans"....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC signals it will apply the same rules to both scaled and holistic advice....

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Financial planning

HostPlus director, the hon. Peter Collins AM QC said transparency under a Coalition government would not uncover dodgy dealings....

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Financial planning

ASFA warns it is too early to make accurate assumptions about MySuper....

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