FSC
Expert Analysis
The Financial Services Council’s Blake Briggs writes that the Government should not drag its feet on comprehensive income products in retirement lest it misses the Baby B...
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council has acknowledged that a more exacting process is needed to ensure all MySuper funds are fit to be defaults....
Insurance
A working group has been established to develop a code of conduct/practice for insurance in superannuation....
Superannuation
The Financial Services Council has suggested empowering the SCT to delegate low level disputes would help speed up resolutions....
Insurance
Group insurers will adhere to the Financial Services Council’s new Life Insurance Code of Practice but super funds will set their own standards....
People and Products
The Financial Services Council’s director of policy, Andrew Bragg, will depart the organisation at the end of November....
Superannuation
The rapidly evolving vertical integration of industry funds is viewed as likely to see them challenging the banks....
Expert Analysis
The Government’s decision to prorogue the Parliament has left a raft of financial services and superannuation legislative initiatives in limbo, writes the FSC’s Blake Bri...
Superannuation
The super system must deliver for middle Australia and help reduce reliance on the Age Pension, the FSC believes. ...
Superannuation
The FSC wants the superannuation guarantee increased to 12 per cent within six years....
Superannuation
The looming election and the proroguing of the Parliament has placed numerous super bills in limbo....
Superannuation
A broad cross-section of the super industry wants stand-alone legislation around the purpose of superannuation to keep it separate from legacy issues....
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...