FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Superannuation

Financial planners are already subject to the best interests duty, so any additional requirements with respect to SMSF advice would be redundant, according to the FSC....

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Superannuation

The draft terms of reference for the Government’s Financial System Review place regulators and super on the agenda....

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Superannuation

Linda Elkins has been named Superannuation Executive of the Year in Money Management/Super Review’s Women in Financial Services Awards 2013. ...

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Editorial

It was probably inevitable that within two months of gaining office and with a minimum of fuss, the Coalition Government has sought to undo some of the last legislative a...

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Superannuation

Cooper defends work of super charter group despite it being “binned” by the new Government....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that as a former ASIC executive, ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos has managed to spice up the submissions to the Senate Committee reviewing ASIC’s op...

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has broadly welcomed the Government’s move to abolish the proposed tax on super earnings over $100,000....

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Financial planning

Money Management and Super Review reveal a shortlist for their inaugural Women in Financial Services Awards....

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Superannuation

Industry welcomes Government's changes to self education expenses and the tax on superannuation earnings over $100,000. ...

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has applauded the Government for confirming its commitment to increase the Superannuation Guarantee Charge to 12 per cent as part of its re...

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Financial planning

The wealth management industry should not only embrace digital technology but redesign its business model around the connected customer, according to a research paper....

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Policy & Regulation

Industry Super Australia (ISA) has condemned the new Government’s plan to axe the Low Income Super Contribution (LISC) as part of its repeal of the Mineral Resources Rent...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that the FPA’s referral arrangement with big industry fund Cbus represents yet another indicator that, having lost the war prosecuted by the industry f...

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Financial planning

FSC chief John Brogden has cited the need to redefine the role of the regulators, ASIC and APRA....

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Financial planning

ASIC is trailing other industry bodies when it comes to relevance and engagement with advisers, a financial planning group believes. ...

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