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FPA consults on future of advice, policy initiatives

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has released a discussion paper outlining the major issues to impact the financial advice industry over the next five years. The Financial Planning Association of Australia has released a discussion paper ...

APRA begins super data transformation efforts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... definitions had hampered the regulator's ability to make meaningful industry-wide comparisons. APRA released a discussion paper to outline the scope, objectives and approach of the project, which Rowell hopes will provide "clarity and consistency" to ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... should be overseen by ASIC as laid out in the second option for the regulation of tax advice in the review's discussion paper, removing the need for duplication of regulators and unnecessary cost. "The FSC's preferred approach would mean advisers adhere ...

Expert hopeful ASIC understands MDA benefits

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... speak for ASIC, and advised the managed accounts sector to sit tight while the corporate regulator compiled a discussion paper based on the questionnaire which hit the desks of MDA players in October last year, as revealed by Financial Standard. "I'd ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) welcomed the release of a discussion paper in the review of the TPB and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. The new discussion paper outlines the views of Keith James, who is heading up the independent review into the ...

Industry funds could solve energy crisis: ISA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... Australia's energy crisis. Peak industry superannuation body Industry Super Australia today released a new discussion paper calling for industry funds to take a leading hand in solving Australia's energy crisis. The paper, Modernising electricity ...

FCA stokes intergenerational wealth debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority published an intergenerational wealth discussion paper in the hopes of igniting debate over how the financial services industry should respond to the nation's shifting demographics. The discussion paper poses a series ...

APRA unveils new prudential measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... maintain industry momentum towards delivering improved outcomes for members, she said. The package builds on its discussion paper, Strengthening Superannuation Member Outcomes, released on 13 December 2017.

APRA beefs up cybersecurity standards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... information security capability matching the size and extent of threat to their information assets. After releasing a discussion paper in March, APRA said it consulted extensively with industry, which led to the publication of the standard's final form. ...

SMSFA questions three-year audits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... said. The Federal Government proposed the new auditing rule in this year's Budget. In response to Treasury's discussion paper, Maroney urged the Government should reconsider introducing the proposal. The submission highlighted concerns that reducing ...