FSC places $1 billion price tag on TASA implementation as PJC weighs competing submissions from accounting and planning industries....
AFA insists any examination of churn and self-regulation must look beyond the adviser channel....
The FSC says it will resume development of self-regulation on churn from the position previously reached on claw-back. ...
The Federal Opposition says that so far as churn exists in the life/risk sector it should be subject to a self-regulatory approach....
The FSC has opposed further regulation of licensed trustee companies following proposals put forward by CAMAC with regards to charitable trusts....
New FSC analysis points to declines in employer super contributions in two out of the past three quarters....
AFA chief executive Brad Fox says the AFA will re-engage with the FSC around churn but that the major insurers must also ante up....
Letter from Shorten and consultation with ASIC prompts FSC to reopen moves for self-regulation around churn. ...
APRA defers key element of SuperStream data collection to second half of next year....
The Opposition dismisses as “hysterical” the reaction to its decision to extend the phase-in over the SG rise....
With the Federal Budget, end of financial year and Federal Election looming, the financial planning industry is still facing a number of critical legislative loose ends. ...
The Financial Services Council has appointed three new board directors, including Geoff Lloyd, FSC director from 2008-10....
FSC senior adviser, Cecilia Storniolo has pointed to the differences in treatment between accountants and planners on TASA....
The financial services industry is calling for a bipartisan approach to the newly announced super changes, with many raising concerns about complexity. ...
“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
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,...