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Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... Government deliberately constructed the Royal Commission so as to limit the amount of time instances of misconduct in financial services could be exposed to the public domain. Labor claims the apparently limited testimony before the commission by victims ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... channels said they would accept genetic test results from applicants who already had genetic tests on hand. This week, the Financial Services Council announced it will spearhead a new moratorium to stop using genetic test results as part of insurance ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... these payments generally go towards school sporting equipment or books in the school library." Financial Counselling Australia chief executive Fiona Guthrie said the bank should sponsor brand-free financial literacy initiatives. "Schools need assistance ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected by the drought. ASIC commissioner John Price noted the severity ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... abolished; a ramp up in SG rates to achieve 12% in four years; SG to be paid on parental leave and increased financial counselling services for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people. Financial Services Council (FSC) The body representing about ...

Mercer assists super fund members experiencing domestic violence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
... including improving financial hardship application forms, providing customers with information about free financial counselling, and streamlining application processing times. According to Holt, feedback from those who have already completed Mercer's ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Classroom-style financial education programs in the workplace and hands-on practice and counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School ...

AFA launches mental health service

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers has partnered with one of Australia's largest providers of employment assistance programs to help its membership with mental health support services. AFA Care is a partnership with Davidson Trahaire Corpsych and ...

HESTA calls for access to super for family violence victims

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... access to their superannuation. The fund, along with others in the community sector including Financial Counselling Australia, is proposing that victims and survivors of family violence be able to access up to $10,000 of their super under compassionate ...

Value of advice still unclear: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Australians are still dissuaded by the cost of seeking financial advice, despite those that receive financial advice being 21% more likely to have greater piece of mind. A whitepaper from IOOF found the benefits of advice must outweigh the cost in order ...