FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL
Editorial
With Parliament prorogued and the advice reform agenda incomplete, many in the financial services industry are left wondering ‘what now?’, writes Cecilia Storniolo....
People & Products
BT Financial Group CEO Brad Cooper has been appointed co-deputy chair of the Financial Services Council....
Superannuation
The adoption of lifetime super caps represent a necessary prerequisite for any future Government move to encourage income streams. ...
Superannuation
ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos says there are too many organisations representing super and it’s time to blow it up and start from scratch....
Editorial
There were some raised eyebrows when Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden announced his organisation would be developing policy with the Industry Super...
Financial planning
ASFA chief Pauline Vamos urges Commonwealth departments and agencies to continue working on the implementation issues around financial services legislation despite the Go...
Editorial
In a two-horse race at the forthcoming Federal Election, Mike Taylor writes that financial services companies are mainly backing self-interest. ...
Accounting
Accountants looking to gain authorised representative status under the new limited licensing regime are being quoted figures of between $4000 and $6000 a year for the pri...
Editorial
The Federal Treasurer, Chris Bowen, made a very good point when addressing the recent Financial Services Council annual conference: in 1996 the then Federal Opposition pr...
Superannuation
SMSF representative bodies will be included in a forum being convened in an effort to create a common approach to superannuation policy in Australia. ...
Superannuation
FSC claims inactive super grab inconsistent with reforms...
Accounting
Count Financial chief executive David Lane predicts influx of accountants to swell the ranks of planners. ...
Superannuation
Newly elected FSC chairman Greg Cooper said the Coalition’s financial services policies would deliver certainty and stability to Australian retirees....
Superannuation
Industry bodies agree to work together to promote super as ‘united voice’....
Financial planning
Becoming a true profession will help the financial planning industry get rid of its bad apples, according to Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd....
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Podcast
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...