STEPHEN JONES

Financial planning

The industry has reacted to the retirement of Stephen Jones as Minister for Financial Services, recognising his efforts on scams and financial reforms. ...

People & Products

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has announced he will be retiring at the upcoming federal election....

Financial planning

The development of a new advice document presents a “blank canvas” for advisers to create a suitable document replacing statements of advice, says Adviser Ratings....

Superannuation

The second tranche of DBFO reforms has received strong support from superannuation funds and insurers, with a new class of advisers aimed to support Australians with thei...

Policy & Regulation

Financial Services Minister Stephen Jones has shared further details on the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes reforms including modernising best ...

Financial planning

Former financial adviser and Coalition backbencher Bert van Manen has introduced a bill in Parliament, building on Michelle Levy’s good advice duty and calling for SOAs t...

Financial planning

Deloitte’s Andrew Boal believes digital advice delivered by superannuation funds is years away yet from being able to solve the financial advice gap. ...

Financial planning

As Stephen Jones cites the new class of qualified advisers as a way to reduce legislative complexity in advice, the FAAA’s Sarah Abood says its members still have qualms ...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has taken down over 7,300 phishing and investment scam websites in the past year, with this area remaining a core strategic priority for ASIC....

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has met with Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, to discuss their concerns about the escalating costs of the Compen...

Financial planning

Shadow minister for financial services, Luke Howarth, has reassured the industry that the Coalition “won’t go back to the drawing board” when it comes to implementing the...

Financial planning

The first Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill has now passed both the Senate and the House of Representatives....

Financial planning

The Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill has been passed in the Senate following amendments....

Financial planning

The Senate economics legislation committee has pushed back the release of its findings on the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes bill, the same day as the Coalition wri...

Financial planning

Appearing before the Senate economics committee, WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen has described the first tranche of QAR legislation as a “ticking time bomb” i...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 weeks 5 days ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

1 month ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

3 months ago

ASIC has taken action against a Queensland adviser who was sentenced last May for misappropriating $1.8 million from his clients....

3 weeks 1 day ago

AMP is to launch a digital advice service to provide retirement advice to members of its AMP Super Fund, in partnership with Bravura Solutions. ...

3 weeks 1 day ago

A former Insignia Financial C-suite exec has taken on a leadership role at MUFG Retirement Solutions as it announces chief executive Dee McGrath will depart after six yea...

3 weeks 2 days ago