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Financial planning

The FSC has announced a long-term alliance with First Nations Foundation to expand its financial literacy program for indigenous Australians....

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Superannuation

Federal Treasurer claims a Coalition Government will never deliver on a 12 per cent super guarantee....

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Superannuation

FSC urges use of Treasury inter-generational report as basis for five-year super policy settings. ...

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Financial planning

ASIC chairman attributes regulatory changes impacting planners to failure of industry self-regulation....

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People & Products

Schroders Australia CEO Greg Cooper has been elected chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC)....

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Life/Risk

Adviser remuneration is only one part of the equation on life/risk churn, says AFA chief executive Brad Fox....

Financial planning

The majority of chief executives in Australia believe technology plays a significant role in developing and bringing new financial products to the Asian market, according...

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Financial planning

The new Federal Treasurer, Chris Bowen, will be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Financial Services Council conference....

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Policy & Regulation

Australian financial services institutions have received some breathing space with regards to the implementation of FOFA and Stronger Super as the US announces a six-mont...

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Life/Risk

Some progress appears to be being made towards finding common ground on life/risk sustainability and churn....

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Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has welcomed the Coalition’s new policy paper which re-affirms the promise to repeal some of the more controversial elements of the Fu...

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Financial planning

The Coalition has released a new policy paper which confirms it would amend FOFA to “reduce compliance costs for small business financial advisers”. ...

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Superannuation

Independent planners have been squeezed out of tendering for corporate superannuation - or so it seems for now. ...

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Policy & Regulation

FSC chief John Brogden has written to the new Labor government asking for FOFA to be extended until 1 July, 2014....

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Minister, Bill Shorten, is scheduled to address the opening plenary of next month’s Financial Services Council conference in Brisbane....

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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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