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FSC revamps board, policy team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... He was previously an executive manager of advocacy for the Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). Economist Sara Dix took over the role of policy manager for global markets in 2014 and is responsible for the FSC's ...

Challenger appoints technical services head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... growing interest from retirement specialist advisers driven by increasing longevity for retirees, the Financial System Inquiry and public policy discussion of retirement income." He added, "Challenger will benefit from Andrew's breadth of technical experience ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... board governance. Financial services industry representatives have also hinted expectations that the Financial System Inquiry may reach its conclusion this month. Below is a short list of superannuation and investment changes set to occur in July. SuperStream ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... recommended by reviews under both Labor and Liberal governments with the Super System Review in 2009 and the Financial System Inquiry in 2014. Recognising existing super funds will need to reconstitute their boards as a result of these reforms, the government ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
VicSuper has answered the Financial System Inquiry's call for superannuation trustees to introduce measures that will potentially protect members' longevity risk and improve efficiency in retirement. In conjunction with investment management firm Challenger ...

Independence on super boards should be skills based

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... considered timely as the financial services industry expects the federal government to respond to the Financial System Inquiry next month. Mercer believes a recommendation will be to assign a majority of independent directors on superannuation boards. ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... able to choose any MySuper product to be the default fund for their workplace." Loane added that in the Financial System Inquiry, choice and competition were at the centre of recommendations on superannuation. It strongly endorsed the principle of a ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... and behaviour in the past. At the moment, a Parliamentary Joint Committee into financial advice, the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) and the Trowbridge report into risk advice are raising questions about the current model. "Although the industry is responding ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... adherence to the best interest duty, thus removing churn," she said. Referring to the proposal in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) that risk advisers offer only level commissions in the future, she said: "We do not see that working in the Australian ...

Former AMP chief executive joins Westpac

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... current skills and experience," Maxstead said. Recently Dunn was a panel member of the federal government's Financial System Inquiry and is a current board member of the government's Financial Literacy Board and the Australian Ballet. Before joining ...