ASIC takes civil penalty action against Firstmac for DDO breach

ASIC has commenced civil penalty action in the Federal Court against non-bank mortgage lender Firstmac for alleged breaches of the Design and Distribution Obligations. The regulator’s proceeding against Firstmac is the first DDO civil penalty action taken against a distributor of financial products, which is the first DDO court action filed earlier this month against a … Read more

Minister Jones shines a light on scale of retirement challenge

By directing the super sector to raise its standards and deliver an excellent member experience, Minister for financial services Stephen Jones also shone a light on the scale of the challenge ahead when it comes to delivering quality retirement solutions.