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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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....

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

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

The Financial Services Council has welcomed the release of the Royal Commission’s final report and acknowledges it’s time to get on with the task of strengthening Austral...