FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Policy & Regulation

Australia's taxation of foreign managed funds will soon be aligned with countries including the US, the UK, Hong Kong and Singapore, as the Federal Government rolls out i...

Financial planning

The Federal Government needs to start treating the Industry Super Network (ISN) and other elements of Industry Fund Services as what they really are - elements of a verti...

Financial planning

Some of the industry's largest dealer group leaders have attempted to map an approach to pricing scoped advice, but key cost differences have emerged between the groups....

Financial planning

Industry united in sending a single message to the Government on financial services – end the uncertainty....

Financial planning

Product manufacturers should be prepared to play a role in weeding out the bad apples who give the financial planning industry a bad name, according to the chief executiv...

Financial planning

Both the Financial Services Council and the Federal Opposition have sent the Government a clear message that they will not accept any delay in referring the status of def...

Policy & Regulation

Financial planning dealer groups will need to embrace technology driven advice models in the new post Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) world, according to the ANZ Wealth...

Financial planning

Advisers have to work with their clients to make sure they understand their insurance policies, according to Colonial First State general manager of advice Marianne Perko...

Policy & Regulation

Wealth management chief executives have called for certainty regarding the proposed FOFA changes, according to the 2011 Financial Services Council (FSC) CEO Report....

Superannuation

Chris Jansen explains how providing standalone superannuation advice could be a win-win....

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has moved to reduce churn in the life insurance industry via a uniform approach to commissions....

Superannuation

The financial planning industry organisation has welcomed a signal from the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Bill Shorten, that the Federal Govern...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has been taken to task for causing consumer uncertainty by taking an undue amount of time to deliver a new legislative framework covering the finan...

Policy & Regulation

The first draft of the legislation flowing from the Government’s proposed Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes is now not likely to be made available until nex...

Superannuation

The Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has signalled the Government may be prepared to compromise on its banning of individually advised advice within superannuation....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

6 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

8 months ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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