Consumer Info & Fact Sheets

Financial Services Council is committed to helping all investors and life insurance policyholders gain financial knowledge and confidence. Financial Services Council's consumer Information and fact sheets provides information on managed investments, superannuation, life insurance and more.

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Get the edge with managed fundsShow

Superannuation essentialsShow

The Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Act 2007 and related legislation received Royal Assent on 15 March 2007. These Acts generally apply from 1 July 2007. Financial Services Council is in the process of updating this series of fact sheets to reflect the changes, and those completed have been dated accordingly. For more information about these changes please visit http://simplersuper.treasury.gov.au

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Understanding Money SeminarsShow

Financial Services Council, in support of the Government’s Financial Literacy Campaign, has developed a series of seminars to improve consumer understanding of investing, superannuation and life insurance.  The seminars are available for use under non-exclusive licence by Financial Services Council member companies and financial planners.

The seminars support the objectives of the Government's Financial Literacy campaign and also meet the criteria for seminars the Financial Literacy Foundation is willing to list on its website. The seminars we have currently available are:

DollarSmart for teenagers Show

'DollarSmart' is a financial toolkit for teenagers that was developed by the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA).  The following material has been reproduced with permission of the FPA. Visit or call 1800 626 393 for more information.

Useful linksShow

The following websites provide further financial information for consumers.