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MySuper progresses to MyRetirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... offer such large potential increases in income, without a cost to taxpayers." She pointed to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) which noted that incomes from more innovative retirement income products could be 15 to 30% higher than those from the current ...

ASIC approves world-first fintech exemptions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
... and service innovation by start-ups and incumbent businesses alike. "We now look forward to the government progressing its FSI commitments on technology neutral regulation for the financial sector and facilitating rationalisation of life insurance and ...

Life insurance legacy faces more scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2016
... that inhibit an insurer's ability to update legacy products. Introducing a rationalisation mechanism, as recommended by the FSI, would help address this issue; this, however, requires legislative change. "Without in any way undermining the need for legislation ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... models around the allocation process for default fund members - another development from the 2014 Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The commission's issues paper on alternative default models, released yesterday, has again split the system by those representing ...

CIPR discussion paper by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... provide a reasonable amount of income over the course of their retirement. "The concept that was outlined by David Murray in the FSI is that trustees should be able to offer a CIPR as a soft default or preselect for their members a retirement income ...

Super industry bodies unite over adequacy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... As it stands, the federal government is keen to legislate super's objective as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) - being "to provide income in retirement to substitute or supplement the Age Pension." The industry consensus recommends ...

PROFILE: FSC chief executive Sally Loane

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... into a well-oiled machine. Obviously, the FSC under John Brogden and Andrew Bragg had put in a number of submissions into the FSI, so what came out of that was obviously going to be extremely important. It was a great day. It certainly set my focus for ...

FSC releases policy priorities for next parliament

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... 9.3% of national economic growth and employs nearly 500,000 people, FSC chief executive Sally Loane said: "Unsurprisingly the FSI's recommendations are a significant focus of our policies." "The FSI demonstrated that Australia's world-leading financial ...

Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... mandate to advise the federal government on regulator performance as well as its implementation of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The rebuilt Council will have nine members and is to be chaired by Suncorp Group chief executive Michael Cameron. It ...

Royal Commission won't hit banks where it hurts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... about implementing the reforms," Degotardi explained. Degotardi's comments refer specifically to the recommendations in the FSI pertaining to "inappropriate regulatory barriers" to foreign and domestic entrants into the banking sector. The report specifically ...