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Financial planning

The Federal Government has set a date for the rollout of its public adviser registry, which licensees will fund via increased lodgement fees up to $44. ...

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Financial planning

FPA chairman, Matthew Rowe, has queried the dearth of practicing planners on FSC/AFA insurance working group....

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Superannuation

Financial Services Council chief executive, John Brogden, has labelled the existing default super regime a “racket” which is standing in the way of lower super fees....

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Financial planning

Adviser competency and professional standards would be boosted by the formation of a new adviser-funded body that sets standards for different advice segments, the Financ...

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Financial planning

AIA Australia chief executive, Damien Mu has joined the board of the Financial Services Council. ...

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Life/Risk

AFA and FSC form working body while FPA calls for insurance providers to review their offerings...

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Superannuation

Industry fund lobbyists have had a go at the big banks, saying only $13 billion of savings in bank-owned funds have moved into MySuper....

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Superannuation

FSC has claimed the average MySuper fund offered by its members have outperformed the equivalent offering from industry funds...

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Policy & Regulation

Increased Government regulation of the financial services sector will not improve the public’s view of the industry, the Minister for Finance and acting Deputy Treasurer,...

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Life/Risk

Col Fullagar explores the seldom-mentioned stressors associated with the claims process and their potential fallout....

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Financial planning

The FSC’s call for an industry-funded advisory board has drawn scorn from two of finance industry’s most vocal bodies....

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Financial planning

A new statutory body should control education and professional standards according to FSC, however it may sideline professional associations seeking self-regulation....

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Financial planning

The corporate regulator states a co-regulatory model could work for financial advisers but says it is cost-effective and ethically practical to only work with one profess...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government’s deal with PUP to secure the scrapping of the mining tax has united the financial services industry in condemning the delay to lifting the SG....

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Superannuation

Strong growth in total annual contributions to superannuation funds since the GFC driven by improved economic state in US and UK....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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