REGULATION

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has hit out at ASX200 companies, finding that many fail to protect or offer support to whistle-blowers....

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Superannuation

The Federal Court has made orders by consent to wind up Western Australian company Superfunded, following an application from ASIC to appoint a liquidator last month....

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has admitted that negative feedback from superannuation funds and lobby groups persuaded it to place the implementati...

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Policy & Regulation

Insurers and other members of the Financial Services Council might have to train thousands of managers and supervisors if the Government widens the scope of those eligibl...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Government has been urged to ensure grandfathering for existing annuities holders if it implements changes to the Age Pension means testing rules....

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Policy & Regulation

ASIC has permanently banned a New South Wales financial adviser from providing financial advice, following a finding that he dishonestly charged clients almost $67,000 in...

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Policy & Regulation

The Federal Treasurer, Scott Morrison, has cited the impending passage of the Bank Executive Accountability Regime when discussing the appointment of a new Commonwealth B...

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Policy & Regulation

The Fold Legal has proposed that the definition of control under the Corporations Act be restricted, despite an Australian Securities and Investments Commission taskforce...

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Policy & Regulation

Australian banks may be particularly susceptible to fake news because of the negative perceptions already existing amongst consumers....

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Financial planning

Ten per cent of advice files from the major banks and AMP sampled by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission proved to be of significant concern....

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Policy & Regulation

While funds are complying with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s requirements for fee disclosure in product disclosure statements, they are providing...

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Policy & Regulation

Financial services firms need to prepare evidence early and consider their policies and procedures ahead of the Royal Commission into misconduct in the banking, superannu...

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Financial planning

Kimberley Holgate has been banned from providing financial services for five years by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, following a finding by the reg...

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Policy & Regulation

Suncorp and Allianz have been obliged to make refunds to customers worth millions of dollars after being found to have offered so-called ‘add-on’ insurance of little or n...

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Policy & Regulation

Superannuation funds and other financial services organisations will have to account for the decade starting 1 January, 2008, as they seek to address pointed questioning ...

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