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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council chairman, Geoff Lloyd, says despite the drastic changes to the industry, it is up to them to continue to adapt. ...

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Financial planning

AMP Wealth chief executive, Alex Wade, has called for an industry push to move beyond the focus on face to face advice by opening up digital channels....

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Outsider

Outsider has concluded that those organising this year’s Financial Services Council Leaders Summit have taken the view that diversity can trump relevance when it is coupl...

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Policy & Regulation

The proposed new single disciplinary system for financial advisers requires further discussion, according to the Financial Services Council....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council (FSC) says there is a need to fix superannuation defaults to adjust to a high amount of multiple job holders and the creation of ‘zombie’ s...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has released its 2019 State of the Industry Report detailing the overall picture of the industry....

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Outsider

Outsider notes that former Financial Services Council (FSC) policy executive and long-time political aspirant, Senator Andrew Bragg, delivered his maiden speech in the Se...

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Superannuation

Former Financial Services Council policy executive and newly-elected NSW Liberal Senator, Andrew Bragg has pointed to vested interests in the superannuation industry and ...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has called on the Government to use a review of the Tax Practitioners Board to align and streamline the financial planner regulatory regime...

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People & Products

The Financial Services Council has appointed BT’s Kathy Vincent, to its board, with her background in product, portfolio strategy, and marketing contributing to her selec...

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office has warned compensation payments from superannuation funds in the fallout of the Banking Royal Commission could have both tax and super imp...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Labor Party has spread the focus on financial services across three members of its Shadow Cabinet team....

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Features

Mike Taylor writes that the new assistant minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology will find some urgent matters sitting in her portfolio ...

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Policy & Regulation

Industry bodies have applauded the Government’s appointments to the Treasury, stating it is a ‘clear indication’ of the strategic focus being placed on financial services...

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Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council has urged the Federal Government to consult on its post-election agenda, while calling for a single regulatory regime for financial adviser...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

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

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

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Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed who will succeed Stephen Jones to serve as the Assistant Treasurer and Financial Services Minister. ...

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The corporate regulator has cancelled the AFSL of a Queensland-based financial services provider, having held the licence since mid-2016....

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