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Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... independent chair. Liberal senator Sean Edwards chaired the Senate Economics Legislation Committee and prepared the final report. "The committee is of the view that the bill contains provisions designed to ensure that superannuation funds have the flexibility ...

ASIC to be handed greater powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... effectively regulate the financial services sector. More than 10 months after the release of FSI chairman David Murray's final report, the government has agreed to implement most of the recommendations put forward to strengthen the industry watchdog. ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
IOSCO, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions, has released its final report on investor education for retail consumers. In a statement, IOSCO said it has long recognised investor education as a key strategy for enhancing investor ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
As the big four banks prepare for the end of the extraordinary bull run experienced since the global financial crisis, their wealth management arms also gear up for a new era. In a more challenging market and regulatory environment, the focus for the ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... improving the public perception of the life risk advice service offering. "The form of regulation proposed in the FSI Final Report would only serve to benefit life insurance providers and potentially push more Australians away from life insurance coverage ...

APRA releases super reporting standards

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released 31 reporting standards for the superannuation industry, five of which are still open for further consultation. The final reporting standards will commence on 30 June or 1 July and changes ...

FEATURE: Where next for risk advice?

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... submissions from interested parties. (As of the submissions cut-off date in February 2015, 137 were received.) Trowbridge's final report, released in March, contains 11 recommendations to lift the standard of Australian life insurance advice. Six are ...

FOS decries unpaid compensation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... Australia's financial system. The call comes as part of the service's submission to the Financial System Inquiry Final Report which is aiming to map a blueprint for the sector over the next decade. "As previously raised in our submissions to the Inquiry ...

Digital currency continues to be monitored: RBA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... can accommodate alternative mediums of exchange such as digital currencies, consistent with the observations of the final report of the Financial System Inquiry." The RBA noted digital currencies have the potential to raise more immediate concerns over ...

Regional banks call for FSI reforms without delay

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... leading regional banks raised three key issues in their submission to the federal government's Financial System Inquiry Final Report recently. Regional banks including Suncorp Bank, ME Bank, Bank of Queensland and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank support clearer ...