The Government has moved to dilute what it sees as dominant industry voices by moving to put in place a consumer advocacy body for superannuation....
A Money Management survey has revealed a significant vote of no confidence in the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority and a desire for ministerial interventi...
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology has received a written request for a delay in the implementation of the Financial A...
Senator Jane Hume has sought to dispel myths and excuses trustees have used to avoid merging....
Financial advisers looking for certainty around the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority exam timetable are faced with the reality that Parliament is fast run...
Despite the misgivings of some in the superannuation industry, the Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume, ...
Senator Jane Hume may have spoken about changes to superannuation but, based on previous experience, writes Graeme Colley, it may be a while until they come to fruition....
Advisers would do well to assume worst-case scenario outcomes when it comes to extending the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority deadlines, according to weal...
Lobbying by financial advisers has revealed that at least some Federal Labor parliamentarians are sympathetic to allowing passage of the legislation necessary to deliver ...
Senator Jane Hume has announced an extension of legislation to establish a one-off amnesty for the historical underpayment of super guarantee. ...
The Federal Government has tabled exposure draft legislation which would give the Australian Securities and Investments Commission phone tapping and search warrant powers...
Financial planning organisations are seeking clarity from the Government on how its proposed new central disciplinary body for financial advisers will work and how much i...
Advisers might not be looking forward to fulfilling the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority education requirements, but just like financial planning itself, ...
The united approach adopted by the Financial Planning Association and the Association of Financial Advisers has been credited with achieving the extension of the Financia...
The Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Services Technology, Senator Jane Hume has again stopped short of giving any undertaking on ex...
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,...