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People & Products

The Financial Services Council has appointed BT’s Kathy Vincent, to its board, with her background in product, portfolio strategy, and marketing contributing to her selec...

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office has warned compensation payments from superannuation funds in the fallout of the Banking Royal Commission could have both tax and super imp...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Labor Party has spread the focus on financial services across three members of its Shadow Cabinet team....

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Features

Mike Taylor writes that the new assistant minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology will find some urgent matters sitting in her portfolio ...

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Policy & Regulation

Industry bodies have applauded the Government’s appointments to the Treasury, stating it is a ‘clear indication’ of the strategic focus being placed on financial services...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has urged the Federal Government to consult on its post-election agenda, while calling for a single regulatory regime for financial adviser...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has welcomed new legislation aimed to provide more protection for consumers from poor financial products....

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People & Products

Three new faces have joined the Financial Services Council board, at the same time as long-serving deputy chair Brad Cooper makes way for David Bryant to take up the role...

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Policy & Regulation

The financial services industry has delivered the Budget a muted response in circumstances where the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, had announced most of the Government’s fi...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has urged the Federal Government to use the Budget to emulate the superannuation industry on the rationalisation of legacy products....

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has received a clear message from the Government that it needs to make its Life Insurance Code of Conduct enforceable....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has warned of margin compression resulting from insurance in superannuation changes....

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has called on the Government to finally act on tax relief allowing consumers to be rolled out of legacy financial products....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has welcomed the Senate’s passage of superannuation bills which will reduce fees charged on low balance MySuper accounts....

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Financial planning

Legislation to implement the recommendations of the Banking Royal Commission should be treated with diligence and rigor, according to Financial Services Council chief exe...

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