regulation

Policy & Regulation

Interim injunction against Forex Capital Trading extended

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been granted an extension of its interim orders to restrain the company from removing their assets from Australia...

Policy & Regulation

Fin services needs to walk the walk on climate risk

Banks, insurers and super trustees need to do more than talk the talk where climate change is concerned, with a key regulator urging them to also act to mitigate risks to...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC wraps up Westpoint actions

The last of 19 civil actions brought by ASIC against financial services licensees recommending Westpoint products has wrapped up, with almost $1.5 million being recovered...

Policy & Regulation

IOOF faces class action

A Sydney law firm has announced a class action against IOOF based on losses to shareholders resulting from the Royal Commission and the action initiated by the Australian...

Tools & guides

Means testing for lifetime income streams

Minh Ly breaks down the new means testing rules for lifetime income streams, which have now been legislated by Parliament....

Financial planning

Compensation scheme is treating symptoms not causes

A senior dealer group chief executive has lambasted the Royal Commission’s call for a compensation scheme of last resort, arguing it is treating the symptoms not the caus...

SMSF

Advisers and clients the best judges of SMSF appropriateness

Financial advisers and their clients are better judges of the appropriateness of self-managed superannuation funds, according to Six Park chief executive, Pat Garrett....

Policy & Regulation

Choice wants voice on RC rectification taskforce

Consumer group Choice wants the Federal Government to fund a Royal Commission rectification taskforce and, furthermore, it wants recognition as a key stakeholder in imple...

Superannuation

Has the Govt eroded incentives for super saving?

The Federal Government has been told that recent changes to superannuation have effectively eroded the incentives for people to use superannuation as a savings vehicle....

Superannuation

Industry identifies glitches in Govt’s super legislation

The Federal Government has been warned that glitches in its Protecting Your Super legislation could result in fund members being treated unequally....

Superannuation

Accusation of CIPR ‘cargo cult’

Industry funds group, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has accused Treasury of fostering a ‘cargo cult’ with respect to the Comprehensive Income Produc...

Policy & Regulation

Mortgage Choice weathers RC storm

Mortgage Choice has taken its predicted profit hit amid the slowing property market and the uncertainties created by the Royal Commission....

Policy & Regulation

ATO SMSF auditor referrals to ASIC “steadily increasing”

The Australian Taxation Office has said that it’s already referred 37 SMSF auditors to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission since last June, as part of th...

Superannuation

Super funds will struggle to meet Govt deadline

Superannuation funds will likely struggle to meet the Government’s 1 July implementation date for its new superannuation legislation....

Superannuation

Legislation closes the super corporate box

The Federal Government has succeeded in substantially passing legislation which will significantly curtail the ability of superannuation funds to use corporate hospitalit...