Welcome to Issue 47 of the FSC Policy Update – a fortnightly member briefing on the main legislative and regulatory changes across the financial services industry. Parliament has entered its final sitting period of the year, with a continued focus on the Government’s Royal Commission reforms and the ‘Your Future, Your Super’ reforms. Parliament has re-opened to external visitors, and the FSC is pleased to have been able to return to Canberra for in-person meetings with the Government, Opposition and public service.

Welcome to Issue 46 of the FSC Policy Update – a fortnightly member briefing on the main legislative and regulatory changes across the financial services industry. Parliament resumes next Monday 30 November for the final two-week sitting of the year.

Welcome to Issue 45 of the FSC Policy Update – a fortnightly member briefing on the main legislative and regulatory changes across the financial services industry. Parliament resumed for a short, one week sitting on Monday 9 November, the second last sitting period of the year. The FSC continues to expect a suite of Royal Commission (RC) bills to be introduced to Parliament before the end of the calendar year, as previously indicated by the Government, but for many of these bills to also be referred to a committee process for further examination.

Welcome to Issue 44 of the FSC Policy Update – a fortnightly member briefing on the main legislative and regulatory changes across the financial services industry. The 2020 Budget released on the evening of 6 October packed a punch, with superannuation reforms announced that will have significant downstream implications for life insurers, fund managers and financial advisers. The FSC is closely engaging with the Government on these reforms and looking to ensure the ‘Your Future, Your Super’ package does not result in poor consumer outcomes.

Welcome to Issue 43 of the FSC Policy Update – a fortnightly member briefing on the main legislative and regulatory changes across the financial services industry. The Government announced significant reforms to superannuation in the Federal Budget, including the implementation of the Royal Commission’s ‘one default account’ recommendation, a policy priority of the FSC’s, along with new APRA powers and controls on the use of members’ retirement savings.

Welcome to Issue 42 of the FSC Policy Update – a fortnightly member briefing on the main legislative and regulatory changes across the financial services industry. With three weeks until the Federal Budget is handed down on 6 October, the Government has flagged accelerated personal income tax cuts, tax incentives for businesses to support economic growth and further support for pensioners.