Industry Insights
Company tax cut is the new Banana Republic test
Australia will be the winner if the mooted company tax cut is quickly passed by Parliament.There are challenging arguments which must be won for the benefits to flow.If essential reforms can be defeated by populist arguments, Australia would already be a Banana Republic as Paul Keating feared in the 1980s.
Impact of proroguing parliament on financial services reforms
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.
The time is ripe for a life insurance code
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
Building an Asia-wide fund market
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.
The Point of Super (radio interview & post courtesy of Radio National)
Sally Loane recently appeared on Radio National to talk with Richard Aedy about the point of superannuation.
Managing Change in the Life Industry
John Trowbridge is calling for life insurance companies to create more innovative ways to interact with customers..