Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson cautions against pressing super funds too hard on infrastructure investment....
Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten has released draft regulations outlining a limited licence for accountants, replacing the accountants' exemption replacement regu...
The FPA and AFA have welcomed draft regulations that will enshrine the term 'financial planner/adviser' in law as an important consumer protection move....
The size of Australia's largest superannuation funds has meant they are starting to behave like financial services firms, according to JP Morgan's Benjie Fraser....
Only some Government concessions around default fund grandfathering may alleviate challenge confronting corporate funds and master trusts....
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has welcomed legislation that supports fund mergers through an exemption on capital gains tax (CGT)....
ASFA warns that attempts to inject more competition into capital markets may cause super funds to alter their approach to protect their liquidity positions....
Superannuation companies offering simpler products that require fewer decisions from members and reduce administration fees are likely to see a commercial benefit in the ...
ASFA expresses concern to APRA that the Government's legislative approach to MySuper fails to recognise objectives of the Cooper Review....
ASIC has signalled an 18-month phase-in for new rules around high frequency trading and dark pools....
Corporate Super Specialist Alliance warns of consequences flowing from default fund MySuper approach....
The best interests duty appears to have regulatory deficiencies which could be described as the elephants in the room, according to David O’Reilly....
The ISN has announced a new range of governance standards for super funds, but the Opposition has expressed disappointment that the need for independent directors has not...
The Government claims it has delivered on the Productivity Commission’s default fund recommendations, but Mike Taylor writes that the devil is in the detail....
The Federal Opposition has questioned the motivations behind the Government's decision to fund an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) push to encourage...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...