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Financial planning
The award winners for the Financial Services Council’s fourth annual Life Insurance Awards have been announced....
Financial planning
ClearView has challenged the standing of the FSC to develop a Life Code or APL Standard....
Superannuation
The FSC, AIST, ASFA and ISA have all welcomed the Government’s move to enshrine superannuation in legislation, and hoped this would bring certainty to super policies. ...
Funds management
A significant proportion of S&P/ASX200-listed companies need to improve their reporting of sustainability factors, as investors increasingly consider ESG risks....
Superannuation
The Government must introduce super policies that take into account gender pay gap, and broken work patterns in women, rather than sticking to policies conducive to full-...
Superannuation
Financial Services Council chief executive, Sally Loane has outlined a six point super plan based on policy certainty, delivery of a 12 per cent SG by 2022 and better tar...
Financial planning
New research confirms that financial planners are playing an integral role in the growth of the financial services industry....
Financial planning
The FSC has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of an inquiry into elderly abuse, particularly as they are most vulnerable to financial abuse....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council wants the States to live up to their original GST obligations by removing inefficient taxes, particularly those applying to life insurance....
People & Products
TAL chief executive, Brett Clark has been appointed to the board of the Financial Services Council....
People & Products
The Life Insurance Framework and the Life Insurance Code of Conduct will be key elements at the FSC’s annual Life Insurance Conference in March....
Policy & Regulation
The FSC proposed a 22 per cent company tax rate in its tax reform package to boost Australia’s competitiveness while lower tax rates would be paid for by a higher GST....
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council has warned the Government against sacrificing national retirement savings to appease critics of the super tax concessions....
Financial planning
The FSC is one of the founding members of a forum aiming to promote various industries including financial services in a bid to transition from the mining boom. ...
Superannuation
Australians could be losing out when it comes to their superannuation, due to “complex industrial law” preventing them from leaving default funds....
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