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ACCI calls for end to super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... expertise and information to assess the suitability of MySuper offerings - and these approvals are not given lightly." The FSC said this would leave some industry funds - which rely heavily on the awards system as a means of gaining new members - without ...

FSC annual conference 2014 - Day 1 newsletter

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Want to catch up on all the news from Day 1 of the 2014 FSC annual conference? Check out Financial Standard's conference newsletter. Highlights from Day 1 include FSC chairman Greg Cooper's opening address and a keynote presentation from ASIC deputy ...

FSC bids to lead retirement income debate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has called for a national retirement income policy. In his keynote speech to the FSC Annual Conference, Brogden said the FSC would embrace the opportunity and lead the debate on taking superannuation ...

Integrate next-gen insurance policies into NDIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... framework for solving Australia's disability and healthcare challenges but maybe it should be. That was the question posed by FSC chief economist James Bond to a panel of insurance and legal experts who convened to discuss how the life insurance sector ...

Planning industry on brink of golden era

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... they've got to go but there are others that are good enough and they need guidance." Read all Financial Standard coverage of the FSC Annual ConferenceA here

Bowen supports lump sum status quo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Labor government would be committed to exporting Australian financial services. Read all Financial Standard coverage of the FSC Annual ConferenceA here

Portfolio disclosure a 'data dump' on consumers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... asked for more disclosure? Will the cost of this be footed by the trustee or will it be passed on to the consumer?" But the FSC's Andrew Bragg advocated the opposite view. "Sunshine is the best form of disinfectant," he said, arguing that transparency ...

We don't want to regulate SMSFs: APRA, ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... financial regulators do not want to oversee self managed super funds (SMSF) deliberately avoiding the question when asked at the FSC conference whether they should or would if given an opportunity to do so. "We don't want to regulate SMSFs," said Ian ...

Simplify your products, life insurers told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... is a factor that the industry can't necessarily have a great influence over." Read all Financial Standard coverage of the FSC Annual ConferenceA here

Financial services export industry must rival iron ore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
... Australia," he said. The income generated by these assets would steadily increase tax revenue for the Australian Government. The FSC used the conference as a platform to launch new research by Deloitte Access Economics which shows the government would ...