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Policy & Regulation

The controversial Federal Court dispute between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Fair Work Commission (FWC) may be defused by a letter from FWC president, Jus...

Financial planning

The FSC claims the cost of providing financial advice has risen 33 per cent post-FOFA and the Government’s amendments will reduce this by a third....

Superannuation

FSC argues that Government should lift the super preservation age in line with lifting the pension age....

People & Products

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed AMP group executive insurance and superannuation Pauline Blight-Johnston to its board....

Superannuation

In the rush to put money in superannuation, other investment vehicles with concessionary tax benefits have been overlooked. Income bonds have become one of the forgotten ...

Superannuation

The Budget has a slap at default fund processes, cutting funding to modern awards....

Superannuation

The Department of Employment has acknowledged that no provision has been made for communicating default fund outcomes to employers....

Superannuation

The FSC has fulfilled its threat to take the FWC to court challenging the constitution of its expert panel in the default super process....

Editorial

While many Australians will resent a Federal Budget which includes a lifting of the pension age to 70, such a move is likely to generate plenty of business and new produc...

Superannuation

The Federal Government has acknowledged the possibility that the FWC’s default fund processes might force some small MySuper funds to close....

Editorial

The president of the Fair Work Commission has made a personal stand to ensure that the default funds review is completed, but Mike Taylor suggests some will question what...

Superannuation

FSC backs Commission of Audit recommendations on narrowing the gap between the age pension and the super preservation age....

Funds management

The FSC has sought to scotch industry super claims that banks are offering incentives to employers on the selection of default funds....

Financial planning

The workplace is seeing a positive shift in culture, with older workers being more widely embraced than in the past by employers, the Financial Services Institute of Aust...

Financial planning

FSC moves to Federal Court to challenge FWC process....

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