FSC research has found the proposals would help retirees draw down $22.5 billion more from their super and increase life insurance uptake. ...
While there have been improvements to hiring of women in financial services, the next issue to tackle was promotion and retention as women say they have struggled to see ...
A Financial Services Council survey has found that women on average make up only 27% of investment teams....
The Financial Services Council has announced further consumer protections for the Life Insurance Code of Practice. ...
Less than 10% of life insurance advice is placed without commission, according to the Financial Services Council, and thousands more of Australians would be able to obtai...
The Council of Australian Life Insurers, the group of insurers who split off from the Financial Services Council to form its own organisation, has appointed a chief execu...
The Financial Services Council has called for the Government to recognise superannuation with a clear and simple objective....
Organisations have welcomed the introduction of legislation for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort but raised questions why managed investment schemes were excluded....
The Financial Services Council has set out guidance for fund managers to ensure they are acting on climate change risk and providing accurate information to consumers and...
The Financial Services Council has announced the appointment of Renato Mota, chief executive of Insignia Financial and Alison Telfer, country head for asset management Au...
The Financial Services Council has developed a ‘proposed personal advice framework’ where all advice is termed ‘personal advice’, Letters of Advice are introduced and the...
The Australian life insurance industry has announced the formation of a dedicated life insurance industry peak body that will launch later this year....
The Financial Services Council has issued a new Life Insurance Code of Practice for life insurers, introducing 50 additional consumer protections....
Superannuation should not be used as a “piggy bank” to solve the housing crisis, industry experts believe, as the Coalition announces plans to let first-home buyers acces...
As the industry changes come to an end, have they had the desired effect of making the financial advice industry a ‘profession’?...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...
increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...