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We obsess with the politics of almost anything that goes on in Canberra that we forget there are other arenas in which politics plays out to the detriment of simpler, easier to follow regulation. read more

An effective disciplinary regime is just as much about preserving confidence in the financial planning profession as it is about righting wrongs for consumers. read more

The Federal Budget’s cut back in the funding of the Australian National Audit Office and the commentary that has followed the shaving of millions from the ANAO’s kitty reminds us of what audit costs,.. read more

Opening the doors of the Financial Reporting Council for the first time in 20 years will bring sunlight into a process that has been kept largely clandestine. read more

One of the most critical issues facing directors of financial services institutions in particular and other listed and unlisted entities more generally is how they deal with the management of reputati.. read more

Quick fire outrage is not what will get businesses and their financiers out of the current quagmire Australia and other countries are in. read more

Modern manners, culture and governance ring true, for once, in Australian finance, as the QBE board fires CEO Pat Regan for reckless, indulgent conduct. Who cares about the details, the gossip and the.. read more

In SMSF audit-land, a helping hand and client forbearance may keep SMEs ticking over, but turning trouble in the long run. The ATO will be enforcing the new and prescriptive ethics guidelines issued b.. read more

AMP’s reputation has received another blow following the reading of an explosive statement from a former AMP employee by Senator Deborah O’Neill that details a litany of abuses suffered at the hands o.. read more

Boards need to be cognisant of their role in governing holistically, or face the wrath of stakeholders - which in AMP’s case smashed the reputations of the firm, its chair, another director and the CE.. read more