FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL
Superannuation
Shorten has issued an assurance that the shape of MySuper is not a fait accompli....
Financial planning
A number of advisers and dealer group heads have expressed frustration at a perceived lack of support from the funds management industry in protecting advisers against de...
People & Products
The head of the banking and financial services group at Macquarie Bank, Peter Maher, has been elected chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC) at its annual gener...
Editorial
As the Federal Treasury works to find common ground on financial services reform, Mike Taylor suggests that an examination of those being consulted raises as many questio...
Financial planning
Senate estimates has been told that ASIC has used its coercive powers nearly 17,000 times in the past three years....
Financial planning
Industry funds want common protocols for reporting investment returns....
Financial planning
Investor sentiment has slipped slightly further into negative territory in the most recent quarter, according to the latest Financial Services Council (FSC)/CoreData Inve...
Editorial
The insurance industry carries legacy remuneration structures from the days of tied agents. Robert Keavney argues that they reduce industry profitability, contribute to u...
Financial planning
The Financial Planning Association is set to take the next steps in transitioning from an industry organisation to a professional association....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has urged the industry to adopt a common agenda to deal with the new dynamic in Canberra....
Policy & Regulation
Perpetual’s departing chief executive and retiring chairman back MySuper and FOFA proposals....
Financial planning
While the results of the Federal Election have finally been decided, the future of Labor's proposed changes to financial advice and superannuation remain uncertain. Lucin...
Financial planning
Accountant advisers are preparing their arguments against reforms which would see them prohibited from receiving any form of asset based fee, from as early as 1 July next...
Financial planning
The now confirmed Gillard Government must “move quickly” to finalise details regarding reforms to the financial advice industry, according to FPA chief Mark R...
Financial planning
Australian chief investment officers are only mildly optimistic about the investment outlook over the next year, amid concerns about the slowdown of the American and Euro...
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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...