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Financial advice

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has come out in support of governments privatising assets, saying superannuation and pension funds are the nat...

Financial advice

Industry Super Australia wants the Fair Work Commission to ignore the Abbott Government’s likely changes to the default funds under modern awards regime. ...

Financial advice

FSC chief executive John Brogden claims the default funds regime unjustifiably favours particular funds....

Financial advice

FSC welcomes breathing space for super funds and other institutions on US regulatory requirements....

Financial advice

The Federal Government has released draft legislation for amendments to PAYG instalments for major taxpayers....

Financial advice

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called for a 12-month transition period for the implementation of a trade reporting regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives...

Financial advice

The FSC's submission to the Productivity Commission argues the advent of MySuper funds makes Fair Work Australia's involvement unnecessary....

News

Financial services has overtaken mining and manufacturing as Australia’s fastest growing industry, according to a report. ...

News

The Financial Services industry could benefit from a surge in cross-border activity following the ratification of the Korea/Australia Free Trade Agreement, the FSC believ...

News

Large companies will have significantly higher tax compliance costs under the Government’s proposed changes to PAYG instalments, says the FSC....

Institutional investment

The FSC claims the law precludes banks from incentivising employers on default super....

Institutional investment

Australian chief investment officers (CIOs) are reporting their highest level of confidence about investment markets since March 2011, according to a Financial Services C...

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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 ...

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A major super fund has defended its use of private markets in a submission to ASIC, asserting that appropriate governance and information-sharing practices are present in...

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