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Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... Consumers do not trust online advice and still prefer to meet their financial planner face to face. A Financial Services Council (FSC) research into consumers' digital engagement with superannuation and wealth management found that only 13% of Australians ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... national regulators, and the challenges of implementation. The deadline for submission is 11 June. The Financial Services Council (FSC), a strong supporter of the funds passport, welcomed the release of the consultation paper, saying the passport would ...

FSC lobbies against super "7 year gap"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has asked for superannuation access age to be lifted, to close the "seven year gap" with the pension age. "There is a 7 year gap between the age you can access your superannuation and ...

IPA joins calls for LISC reintroduction

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... super fund. Other bodies calling for a rethink include the Financial Planning Association (FPA), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Reduce corporate tax rate, says Macquarie

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... submissions, the issue of corporate bonds has, and is likely to take a prominent place in the inquiry. The Financial Services Council, for example, has taken a different view to Macquarie, arguing that no intervention is needed to improve the domestic ...

APRA requests more decision-making power

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
... parliament within 15 sitting days. APRA's request for more power runs against sentiments expressed by Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden earlier this year. Brogden said that, while the FSC supports the "twin peaks" of APRA and ASIC ...

Government takes aim at corporation tax

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... services powerhouse", according to Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Life Insurance Conference in Sydney yesterday, Ciobo said he was 'wary' about where Australia's financial services ...

Industry fund claims experience worse than retail: PWC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... is now worse than in retail funds, PriceWaterhouseCoopers partner Barry Rafe said. Speaking at the Financial Services Council 2014 Life Insurance Conference, Rafe said that "in industry funds, the claims experience has deteriorated lately." He said that ...

Government will go ahead with FoFA changes: Ciobo

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... Advice (FoFA) reforms, despite putting the changes on hold last week. Speaking at an event hosted by the Financial Services Council, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Steven Ciobo said the government was committed to making all the proposed changes ...

Insurance industry still behind on big data usage

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... customer data to predict consumer behaviour and design personalised products. Bravura Solutions and the Financial Services Council (FSC) conducted a poll on the life insurance industry, asking insurance providers about their journey to modernise their ...