Treasury Group is aware of a statement sent out by majority shareholder Michael de Tocqueville (who failed to get elected to Treasury’s board) calling for an EGM to eject...

Treasury Group is acquiring Souls Funds Management, adding the specialist small cap manager to the existing stable of boutique asset managers in which it has equity....

The global financial crisis has dampened Australians’ ardour for lump sum superannuation payouts, with the result that a rash of new pension products are coming to market...

Reading their submissions to the Ripoll inquiry, it's clear that not only do ASIC and Treasury hold very different views, but Treasury, in particular, has no desire to se...

FPA warns the Government of a double regulatory burden on planning firms as a result of the new National Consumer Credit Protection legislation....

The Association of Financial Advisers will use today's Ripoll Inquiry hearings to back Treasury warnings about unintended consequences flowing from changes to financial p...

The Minister for Financial Services, Chris Bowen, has acknowledged the conflicting positions of Treasury and ASIC on financial planning....

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the mooted changes to the tax regime covering the supply of financial services will increase costs....

A submission by Treasury to the Ripoll inquiry has pointed to the contraction that would occur in the financial advice market if certain fees and commissions were banned,...

Treasury announces ASIC to be responsible for supervision and enforcement of the laws against misconduct on Australia's financial markets....

Draft margin lending regulations and 'example documents', including a draft Product Disclosure Statement, are likely to be released within the next couple of weeks, accor...

The chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hinted that the basis for the Corporations Act and ASIC's role may be re-examined....

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has claimed the Australian Taxation Office may be claiming more than it actually costs to run the Lost Members Regist...

David Cooper warns of the potential pitfalls and traps for investors in the increasingly diverse multi-manager industry....