FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Financial planning

FSC calls for nominations for its 2014 Life Insurance Awards....

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Superannuation

Mercer research shows Australian super funds have 50 per cent of assets invested in equities, on par with the UK, USA and Canada. ...

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Financial planning

FSC chief executive John Brogden says the former Government too often ceded authority to the financial services regulators and boundaries need to be set. ...

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Financial planning

Sinodinos commits to delivering on much of Johnson agenda and expanding retail product offerings....

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Editorial

Close watchers of the financial services industry will have noted that for a period of about 18 months to the end of 2013 an informal truce seemed to exist between the FP...

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Superannuation

The president of the Fair Work Commission has acted on claims of conflict of interest against members of the special panel appointed by Bill Shorten. ...

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Superannuation

The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) has dismissed claims that making MySuper funds default funds will bring excessive costs and expensive red tape....

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Superannuation

The FSC has rebuffed claims by ISA that removing the MySuper 'quality filter’ would lead to unreasonable search costs for employers....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia wants the Fair Work Commission to ignore the Abbott Government’s likely changes to the default funds under modern awards regime....

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Financial planning

South Korea’s free trade agreement with Australia will open the door for unprecedented skill transfers from the local financial services sector, according to the FSC. ...

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Superannuation

The FSC has told the Government that the default funds regime has become a closed shop favouring unions and some employers....

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Superannuation

The FSC has warned the Fair Work Commission not to ignore looming Federal Government changes to the default fund regime....

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Superannuation

The FSC’s pre-Budget submission argues for the retention of LISC but with a pause on payments aligned to the pause in the higher SG....

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People & Products

Swiss Re senior executive Helen Troup named as incoming CommInsure executive general manager ...

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Superannuation

Two industry superannuation funds have broken ranks on the selection of default funds under modern awards. ...

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