FSC

Financial planning

The Government and the industry needs to start counting the cost of the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority regime implementation in circumstances where no o...

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Life/Risk

Breast cancer was the most common life insurance cancer claim, double the rate of prostate cancer which was the second most common, according to data....

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has recommended the two regulators must collaborate on information, documentation, and data requests and collection....

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Policy & Regulation

Accountants, doctors and other should be excluded from the coverage of claims handling as a financial service and insurers should be allowed to continue giving ‘factual s...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council will treat bushfire victims making claims as vulnerable customers requiring addition support under the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice....

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Financial planning

AMP is partnering with its advisers to offer free financial advice to Australians who suffered loss due to the recent bushfires....

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Financial planning

Australians who have lost their life insurance policy details in the bushfires can contact the Financial Services Council for help....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has urged caution on the use of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s proposed heatmapping exercises when making comparisons bet...

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Superannuation

Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has called on policymakers to implement a ‘default once’ system to help superannuation members maintain a single ac...

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Life/Risk

The Financial Services Council has released ground-breaking new data revealing the impact of mental health on TPD claims....

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Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds have reinforced the fact that lifting the Superannuation Guarantee to 12% has already been legislated amid suggestions that the Government’s...

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Financial planning

Australia’s investment fees and expenses is one of the best in the world, according to a report....

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Financial planning

Insurance firms should be prevented from pressuring people to buy products over the phone, according to the Financial Services Council. ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has thrown its support behind extending Unfair Contract Terms regime to life insurance....

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Financial planning

There is an urgent need to end the regulatory overlap between the Tax Practitioners Board and the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority, according to the Finan...

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