FSC slams Fair Work Commission involvement in MySuper

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The Financial Services Council briefed government and Treasury yesterday on the excessive costs associated with the Fair Work Commission process for selecting MySuper default funds and is calling for the... Read more continue reading

Elders Financial Planning announces key Northern appointment

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Elders Financial Planning has announced the appointment of Mr Kevin Mayne as Regional Manager North. Elders Financial Planning Chief Executive Officer, Helen Lorigan said Mr Mayne will play a key... Read more continue reading

Home loans hit record highs

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Housing finance; NAB Business survey Record home loans: The value of all home loans rose by 0.2 per cent to record highs in December. The number of new owner-occupier housing loans fell... Read more continue reading

Time to assess the age pension eligibility

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FSC 2014-15 Federal Budget Submission The Financial Services Council has called on the government to consider whether the income and asset tests for the Age Pension are too generous and... Read more continue reading

Macquarie Life scores sixth consecutive five-star rating from Beaton

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Macquarie Life has achieved five-star status for overall satisfaction in the Beaton Benchmarks 2013 – Life Insurance Intermediaries Study for the sixth time consecutively, making it the only insurer to... Read more continue reading

Private disability insurance can relieve the public purse

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Life insurance can play a major role in reducing government welfare expenditure on the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) according to the Financial Services Council.... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital names new head of Fixed Income

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Simon Warner has been appointed as Head of Fixed Income for AMP Capital, effective immediately. Mr Warner, who has held the role of AMP Capital’s Head of Macro Markets within... Read more continue reading

SPAA opposes compensation for SMSFs

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) remains steadfastly opposed to any form of compensation scheme for self managed super funds (SMSFs). SPAA CEO Andrea Slattery was responding to a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 7 February, 2014

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Key events of the past week and implications While the past week got off to a bad start after a weather affected slump in the US ISM manufacturing conditions index,... Read more continue reading

Don’t squander your FoFA peace dividend

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Financial planning businesses invested heavily in preparing for the new fee disclosure statement (FDS) regime and can now either embrace the opportunity to secure a return on their investments, or... Read more continue reading