FSC
Life/Risk
The desire by superannuation fund members to retain small balance accounts to access insurance benefits poses a challenge with respect to auto-consolidation....
Superannuation
New Financial Services Council research backs benefits of auto-consolidation of superannuation accounts....
Financial planning
Financial Services Council accuses industrial judiciary of abrogating its responsibility to create a transparent default superannuation funds system....
Financial planning
Financial Services Council accuses industrial judiciary of abrogating its responsibility to create a transparent default superannuation funds system....
Policy & Regulation
FOFA bills still risk making financial advice more inaccessible, says Financial Services Council's John Brogden....
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that the likelihood of a bipartisan report and meaningful amendments emerging from the Parliamentary Joint Committee reviewing the FOFA bills is becom...
Financial planning
New Financial Services Council (FSC) research reveals the current financial downturn is contributing to age discrimination which, in turn, is undermining retirement incom...
Financial planning
New Financial Services Council (FSC) research reveals the current financial downturn is contributing to age discrimination which, in turn, is undermining retirement incom...
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council has warned the PJC that FOFA will fail in its core objective - making financial advice more affordable....
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council has urged an appropriate transition for FOFA, warning that compliance costs will run into the millions....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Council has urged explicit rules around the disclosure of superannuation fund executive remuneration....
Financial planning
Concern for the global investment market has deepened over the past year, as European sovereign debt and slow growth in China continues to drive market volatility, accord...
Policy & Regulation
The Financial Services Council (FSC) warns FOFA tranche may restrict the ability of financial services companies to provide scalable financial advice....
Superannuation
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has restated his party's opposition to an increase in the superannuation guarantee but said it would not rescind an increase if it was passe...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...