REGULATION

Policy & Regulation

The Treasury is seeking feedback from the public on regulatory frameworks for buy now, pay later arrangements. ...

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Funds management

It is important to ensure that technology does not drive the regulation of crypto assets or compliance could be difficult to achieve, according to the Australian Law Refo...

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Expert Analysis

The UK's Retail Distribution Review took place almost a decade ago, what has the industry learnt since?...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Institute of Australasia has proposed a co-regulatory model for the financial advice industry, akin to the United Kingdom’s financial adviser space...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released its latest cost recovery implementation statement for 2021/22, providing an estimated levy for financial...

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Financial planning

Senator Jane Hume has confirmed that financial advice is now being viewed as a profession rather than a sales role and that the worst is over following a period of signif...

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Financial planning

The Association of Financial Advisers has outlined the key levers it will be targeting to reduce regulatory uncertainty in its submission to the Quality of Advice Review....

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Financial planning

Advice should be treated with the respect given to doctors or lawyers as the industry has successfully improved itself to become a profession, according to Financial Serv...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers need a break to digest regulation and focus on their business without waiting for the “next regulatory hit”, according to shadow minister for financial...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed 10 financial advice misconduct criminal cases are before the courts with six civil cases also yet to be...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council is hoping the Quality of Advice review will chart the course to end two decades of regulatory encroachment on the advice industry....

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Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance is urging the advice industry to work together to provide advisers with blockchain-enabled annual consent processes to help optimise advice practices...

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Financial planning

The regulatory overreach placed on the industry has led to poor outcomes for advice clients and regulators need to start trusting the industry again, an adviser believes....

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Policy & Regulation

The corporate regulator has signed a new memorandum of understanding with the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency regarding alternative investment funds....

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Superannuation

The prospect of regulatory changes is impacting peace of mind for many Australians either heading towards or in retirement, according to Investment Trends....

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