The financial services industry has always been an 'issues rich' environment for our politicians and policy-makers, and this year has been no exception.This means that there were many policy issues impacting on the financial services industry that were being debated by parliament last week when the parliament was prorogued and the Government made major steps towards an early election.

With major consultation activity underway across senior life insurance executives and consumer groups in the lead up to 1 July 2016, we interviewed Sarah Phillips, Financial Services Council Policy Consultant (Life Insurance) on the FSC’s critical work to help restore confidence in the life insurance

The achievement of a broad Asia-Pacific free trade area may remain a far-off goal, but real progress is meanwhile underway in the funds industry. The Asia Region Funds Passport, an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, is set to commence next year, with final rules on eligibility and permitted investment types expected to be published shortly.

Sally Loane recently appeared on Radio National to talk with Richard Aedy about the point of superannuation.

John Trowbridge is calling for life insurance companies to create more innovative ways to interact with customers..

It’s easy to miss the big picture when short-term fixes seem to offer solutions to the daunting challenges confronting Australia’s economy. In the scramble to plug Budget deficits, however, sometimes the pillars of our national wealth are taken for granted. Superannuation is one of those.

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