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FSC denounces lost super threshold rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has denounced the government's plan to raise the threshold at which inactive superannuation account balances can be transferred to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Currently, inactive account balances of under ...

The life insurance sustainability challenge

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... executive vice president, Australia and Canada at Reinurance Group of America (RGA) said in a concurrent session on Day 2 of the FSC Conference in Brisbane. He emphasised how an alignment of interests between insurers, policyholders and third parties ...

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... for unintended errors. He also made a commitment to remove unnecessary red tape in superannuation. During the conference, FSC chairman and Schroders Australia chief executive Greg Cooper backed the Coalition's proposal and said it will deliver certainty ...

ISN and FSC form 'unprecedented' union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... retail superannuation sectors appears to be under construction following an announcement from the Financial Services Council (FSC) - representing retail - and the Industry Super Network (ISN) - representing industry funds. In a joint statement, the two ...

Regulator taking a "facilitative" approach to change

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... during a panel session with Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Member Helen Rowell that was chaired by the FSC director of policy and international markets Martin Codina, Medcraft said that it would work with the industry as it worked ...

Tax rules put off overseas fund managers

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Mercer calls for a MyPension product

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... discussion and feedback from the financial services industry as well as the wider community. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees have both welcomed the proposal. The 2013 FSC Conference is being ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has formed a long-term partnership alliance with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to help improve the financial literacy of Indigenous Australians. The FSC will be providing a minimum of $50,000 a year for three years ...

AQUA II exemptions unfairly favour ASX: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has said that the application form relief being proposed for the ASX Managed Fund Service (AMFS) should be extended to all registered Managed Investment Schemes (MIS). Under current proposals, the AMFS - popularly ...