The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes ASIC’s Advancing Australia’s Evolving Capital Markets Discussion Paper Response Report and its ongoing constructive engagement with industry on these significant issues.

The Financial Services Council welcomes the Government’s commitment to streamline the foreign investment framework, which will reduce unnecessary red tape for trusted institutions engaging in lower risk investment activity, while focusing scrutiny for higher-risk transactions.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the Treasurer’s announcements today that the Government has revised its policy proposal in relation to taxing high superannuation balances and that it will also boost the low-income superannuation tax offset (LISTO).

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the introduction of the Payday Superannuation Bill to parliament today, which will ensure that Australians start earning returns on their retirement savings sooner, but also provides flexibility for employers to move to full compliance.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the Government’s recognition of the industry’s work to promote best practice investment governance and increase consumer protections in the superannuation platforms sector.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the findings in ASIC’s interim report on private credit in Australia, which highlights both the important role private capital plays in financing innovation and growth, and the need to strengthen industry practices.