FSC

Financial planning

FSC places $1 billion price tag on TASA implementation as PJC weighs competing submissions from accounting and planning industries....

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Life/Risk

AFA insists any examination of churn and self-regulation must look beyond the adviser channel....

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Life/Risk

The FSC says it will resume development of self-regulation on churn from the position previously reached on claw-back. ...

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Life/Risk

The Federal Opposition says that so far as churn exists in the life/risk sector it should be subject to a self-regulatory approach....

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Funds management

The FSC has opposed further regulation of licensed trustee companies following proposals put forward by CAMAC with regards to charitable trusts....

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Superannuation

New FSC analysis points to declines in employer super contributions in two out of the past three quarters....

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Financial planning

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....

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Life/Risk

Letter from Shorten and consultation with ASIC prompts FSC to reopen moves for self-regulation around churn. ...

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Superannuation

APRA defers key element of SuperStream data collection to second half of next year....

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Superannuation

The Opposition dismisses as “hysterical” the reaction to its decision to extend the phase-in over the SG rise....

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Editorial

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. ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has appointed three new board directors, including Geoff Lloyd, FSC director from 2008-10....

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Financial planning

FSC senior adviser, Cecilia Storniolo has pointed to the differences in treatment between accountants and planners on TASA....

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Superannuation

The financial services industry is calling for a bipartisan approach to the newly announced super changes, with many raising concerns about complexity. ...

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Editorial

“If you don’t think financial advice on life insurance is a problem area for ASIC and for industry, please think again.” ...

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