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The Federal Budget has won little applause and much criticism from the financial services industry....
Superannuation
Cbus' 2012 annual report has announced the superannuation fund's new standards for disclosure, two months after the Financial Services Council announced plans for members...
Financial planning
Participants in the Financial Planning Association's shadow shopper workshops have called for better clarity from the regulator, as ASIC commissioner Peter Kell elaborate...
Superannuation
The Federal Government has been accused of taking a "backward and capricious step" by altering the tax settings on superannuation in the forthcoming Federal Budget....
Financial planning
Compliant industry codes of conduct deemed to obviate the need to comply with opt-in requirements will have to meet a hefty set of criteria, according to ASIC commissione...
Financial planning
Level of interest sees AFA/FSC upgrade to a larger venue for their Future of Financial Advice forum....
Policy & Regulation
A surprisingly large response to a combined Association of Financial Advisers and Financial Services Council forum on the Future of Financial Advice changes indicates fin...
Superannuation
Government warned that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....
Life/Risk
Industry discussion in relation to what constitutes 'churning' in life insurance needs to be replaced with a debate on a sustainable remuneration model for switching poli...
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that submissions to the Productivity Commission review of default superannuation funds under modern awards have raised important questions about the r...
Policy & Regulation
The best way to get more Australians receiving financial advice in the near future is the introduction of scaled advice, according to the Financial Services Council chief...
Financial planning
Financial Services Council sponsored research accuses unions and financial planners of "gaming" the default superannuation fund regime....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council and Association of Financial Advisers have joined together to provide a forum looking at life in a post-FOFA financial planning world....
Life/Risk
The Financial Services Council has announced it will consult with the industry on a policy to address the practice of churning in life insurance....
Superannuation
The superannuation guarantee will gradually increase from 9 per cent to 12 per cent over the next seven years, following the passage of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax thr...
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