Parliament will very soon have the opportunity to debate the Government’s ‘Your Future, Your Super’ reforms that were announced in the October 2020 Budget.  Read more

The Government legislated a second tranche of Royal Commission recommendations, with the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Bill 2020 passing Parliament on the final sitting day of 2020.  Read more

Policy wonk heaven over the Christmas break will surely be relaxing on the back deck with a beer and a copy of the recently released Retirement Income Review.  Read more

Lisa Schutz is Managing Director of Verifier – a consumer driven data sharing platform that puts people in control of their data to get better service and better outcomes in financial services. Read more

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. Read more

It might be the year all of us wish to forget, but the consequences of COVID-19 have been defining moments for many – and for advice, 2021 is the year in which the industry charts a new course. Read more