Compliance

Treasurer reveals who will take over financial services portfolio

by Reporter • 4 Sep 2018

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced on Monday (3 September) that he will be responsible for economic and fiscal... READ MORE

FBAA slates ‘toothless tiger’ APRA as more banks hike rates

by Reporter • 3 Sep 2018

Following Westpac’s decision to lift home loan rates by 14 basis points, Adelaide Bank and Suncorp have also... READ MORE

AFCA expects to receive 50,000 complaints within first year

by Tas Bindi • 3 Sep 2018

Speaking at the National Small Business Summit, the CEO of the new Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA),... READ MORE

AFCA responds to EDR membership concerns

by Tas Bindi • 27 Aug 2018

Last week, the broking industry had flagged that new-to-industry brokers could be prevented from joining... READ MORE

Government will likely reject PC’s trail recommendation: Bouris

by Tas Bindi • 16 Aug 2018

Speaking at the National Finance Brokers Day event in Sydney on Wednesday (15 August), Mark Bouris, the executive... READ MORE

Opinion: Who will survive the royal commission?

by James Mitchell • 14 Aug 2018

The big banks and superannuation funds have nowhere left to hide. Commissioner Kenneth Hayne and his counsels... READ MORE

‘Women need to talk about money’, says ASIC

by Reporter • 10 Aug 2018

The federal government announced in the 2018–19 budget that it would be providing $10 million for initiatives that... READ MORE

APRA curbs cost taxpayers $500m

by Sasha Karen • 7 Aug 2018

The report, Competition in the Australian Financial System, was the result of a year-long consultation process and... READ MORE

The mortgage see-saw

by Tas Bindi • 7 Aug 2018

A nascent loan structure, which we will refer to as “rate shifter”, could help mum and dad investors shave years... READ MORE

ASIC calls on industry to submit business metrics

by Reporter • 3 Aug 2018

As a result of laws passed in June that came into effect last month, those that “create the need for and benefit... READ MORE

Vertical integration not a worry for Treasury

by Tas Bindi • 31 Jul 2018

In a background paper to the financial services royal commission, the Department of Treasury agreed with a... READ MORE

Best interests duty needs ‘careful consideration’: Treasury

by Reporter • 30 Jul 2018

In a new background paper to the financial services royal commission, Background Paper 24: Submission on key policy... READ MORE

Government consults on bill to boost ASIC powers

by Reporter • 20 Jul 2018

Legislation designed to bolster the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) enforcement and... READ MORE

ASIC looks to monitor ‘actual’ customer outcomes

by Reporter • 20 Jul 2018

The financial services regulator has said that its new data regime will aim to address the “key source” of... READ MORE

ASIC calls for an end to the blame game

by Reporter • 19 Jul 2018

In a speech delivered on Tuesday (17 July), deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission... READ MORE

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