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IOOF believes it has successfully completed all items required of it by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority following the Royal Commission....
Policy & Regulation
The proposed new single disciplinary system for financial advisers requires further discussion, according to the Financial Services Council....
Superannuation
The new law does not remove the incentive for advisers to recommend poorly performing and expensive products....
Policy & Regulation
The ABA has welcomed the Government’s timetable for legislative change, with eight of the 76 Royal Commission recommendations targeted at the banking industry....
Financial planning
The Federal Government has clarified that financial planners will not only have to sign up to a code monitoring body but also face a new single disciplinary body....
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has used AMP and its lawyers, Clayton Utz, as examples of successful enforcement action by the regulator....
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association, Association of Financial Advisers and other professional association backers will today lodge a formal application with ASIC to operat...
Superannuation
The chief executives of Australia’s major superannuation industry bodies agree that retail superannuation funds have faced tough times in the wake of the Royal Commission...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed that a number of superannuation funds are facing the possibility of legal action as early as next month on th...
Policy & Regulation
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reinforced that its responsible lending action against Westpac was a test case....
Financial planning
Advisers are in a position to demand more stringent warranties when they are looking to buy portfolios, The Fold Legal believes....
Expert Analysis
With many individuals unknowingly finding themselves without life insurance as a result of low super balances, Col Fullagar outlines whether the conduct of insurers has i...
Editorial
The Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg’s decision to task the Standing Committee on Economics with reviewing the implementation of the Royal Commission recommendations has seriou...
Financial planning
With the Commonwealth Bank’s planned exit from Financial Wisdom and the sale of Count Financial, all eyes have turned to the future of Colonial First State....
Financial planning
Will changes to default superannuation arrangements combine with changes to income streams serve to squeeze many advisers out of the superannuation market?...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...