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Financial planning

Financial Services Council accuses industrial judiciary of abrogating its responsibility to create a transparent default superannuation funds system....

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Policy & Regulation

FOFA bills still risk making financial advice more inaccessible, says Financial Services Council's John Brogden....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that the likelihood of a bipartisan report and meaningful amendments emerging from the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills is becom...

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Financial planning

New Financial Services Council (FSC) research reveals the current financial downturn is contributing to age discrimination which, in turn, is undermining retirement incom...

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Financial planning

New Financial Services Council (FSC) research reveals the current financial downturn is contributing to age discrimination which, in turn, is undermining retirement incom...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has warned the PJC that FOFA will fail in its core objective - making financial advice more affordable....

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has urged an appropriate transition for FOFA, warning that compliance costs will run into the millions....

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....

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Financial planning

Concern for the global investment market has deepened over the past year, as European sovereign debt and slow growth in China continues to drive market volatility, accord...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council (FSC) warns FOFA tranche may restrict the ability of financial services companies to provide scalable financial advice....

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Superannuation

Opposition leader Tony Abbott has restated his party's opposition to an increase in the superannuation guarantee but said it would not rescind an increase if it was passe...

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Financial planning

The Government must remove a number of structural, regulatory and political issues that must be resolved before the $1.3 trillion in superannuation saving can be utilised...

Funds management

New FSC/Plan for Life research confirms Australia's standing as a regional funds management hub....

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Editorial

The Government has finally delivered the details of its Stronger Super package but, as Mike Taylor writes, those hoping for certainty may be waiting a very long time....

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