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Financial advice

The Financial Services Council has acknowledged that the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions’ recent findings on vertically integrated institutions are conc...

Insurance

AIA has called on the Government to remove legislative barriers to allow insurers to provide early rehabilitation and medical expenses....

People and Products

Senior policy adviser, Blake Briggs has resigned his role at the Financial Services Council....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has made clear that it is opposed to suggestions that life insurer statutory funds should be allowed to be mortgaged....

Superannuation

After almost a decade of lobbying from the superannuation industry, the Government has passed legislation that will see the superannuation guarantee lifted from 9 per cen...

Superannuation

FSC submission argues the industrial judiciary abrogated its responsibility to create a fair and transparent system around default superannuation funds under modern award...

SMSF

Former Count CEO Andrew Gale joins board of SPAA....

Financial advice

The Federal Opposition has vowed to legislate to impose tougher corporate governance standards on superannuation funds, including around multiple directorships and confli...

Superannuation

AIST chief executive, Tom Garcia warns against tinkering with default funds regime. ...

Superannuation

The FSC believes the superannuation industry is no longer polarised about compulsory annuitisation and member choice. ...

Superannuation

The FSC has called for the latest Intergenerational Report to be utilised to recalibrate the nation’s super/pensions settings....

Superannuation

The FSC has bluntly challenged Treasury’s claims on the cost of superannuation tax concessions....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

5 months ago

The research house has offered a silver lining after super fund returns saw the end of a five-month streak last month....

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A survey of almost 6,000 fund members has identified weakening retirement confidence, particularly among those under 55 years of age, signalling an opportunity for super ...

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The Financial Services Minister says the amendments to the SIS Act within the first QAR bill will “clarify the law to affirm the status quo”....

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