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ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... context of other investments and the impact that the change will have on individuals' motivation to save for their retirement". FSC chief executive Sally Loane echoed Vamos' concerns. "Instead of focusing on the tax treatment of super in isolation, we ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... default fund tenders to "[force] funds to compete on cost while preserving asset allocation." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane welcomed the focus on fees among default MySuper products especially as some of the lowest cost ...

Frydenberg sets fuse on Trowbridge time bomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
... before the government takes action - and the industry doesn't have long. Speaking at a BT-sponsored Financial Services Council (FSC) event in Sydney, Frydenberg said: "The real pressure is on the industry to [act] quickly. I'm not saying over many months. ...

FSC hails register a step towards profession status

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomed the ASIC national register of advisers. Seen as an important step for rebuilding trust in the financial advice industry, FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the register of advisers is one of many important ...

Industry bodies respond to Hockey's tax debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2015
... of Superannuation Trustees have responded to some of the questions raised in Treasurer Joe Hockey's Tax Discussion Paper. FSC chief executive Sally Loane supported one of the paper's key arguments - that Australia is too reliant on income taxation as ...

Industry, government respond to Trowbridge report

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... to Trowbridge's recommendations, especially the policy recommendation for a level life insurance commission structure. The FSC also welcomed Trowbridge's findings, with chief executive Sally Loane saying that "the industry needs to absorb Mr Trowbridge's ...

AFA can't give Trowbridge report "complete support"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... to charge their clients an additional fee in order to recover some of the costs of providing advice." Speaking at the 2015 FSC Life Insurance Conference, Fox expanded on the AFA's views, saying that while he applauded the independent, industry-led basis ...

Trowbridge releases final report

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... version of the Trowbridge Review on Retail Life Insurance Advice has been released. Initiated by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), it was designed as an independent review following the Australian Securities ...

FSC announces life insurance award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The winners of the FSC's 2015 Life Insurance Awards have been announced. Speaking at the FSC Life Insurance Conference 2015, FSC chief executive Sally Loane congratulated NAB's Eleanor Hartmann (Young Achiever) and Sean McCormack (Leadership Award) ...

FSC supports longer threshold for unclaimed life insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has applauded the Treasury's decision to extend the unclaimed life insurance threshold back to seven years. Since 2012, bank accounts and life insurance policies could be inactive for three years ...