There has been a clear downward trend in superannuation fees over the past decade, with advice fees having also decreased, according to the latest Rice Warner Actuaries r...
FSC tells Productivity Commission that MySuper obviates the need for involvement of industrial parties in selecting default funds....
Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden has lobbied Washington for an intergovernmental agreement to resolve the FATCA debate....
The Financial Services Council has broken new ground by ensuring CPD points will be available to delegates attending its annual conference on the Gold Coast, August 1-3....
A new survey has revealed significant opposition to some elements of the Financial Services Council's anti-churn policy approach....
The Financial Services Council is concerned about how monies levied to fund SuperStream will be spent....
In order to address the issue of 'churning' in life insurance, the responsibility should fall on the underwriter to determine whether to continue with an insurance policy...
With the FOFA, Stronger Super and MySuper reforms finally taking shape, the financial services industry has a clearer picture of what the future holds, writes Chris Kenne...
Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten and regulators to address Financial Services Council's August national conference on the Gold Coast....
As ASIC moves to translate the FOFA Acts into a new regulatory environment, there appears every chance that opt-in obligations may need to become an integral part of indu...
Industry super funds move to provide more transparency around remuneration ahead of Government-imposed obligations....
The Federal Opposition believes some segments of the financial planning industry got 'sold a dummy' on the manner in which approved industry codes of conduct would 'obvia...
The Financial Services Council has supported the view of Richard St John that a last resort compensation scheme would be 'inappropriate and counterproductive' for the fin...
The Australian financial services system is in danger of being unable to comply with the new foreign tax compliance system proposed by the United States, according to the...
The winning team of the Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year talks about its culture and what it takes to become part of Schroder Investment Management. Milan...
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...
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...