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Treasury examining ASX monopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... that could benefit high-frequency traders but exchange operators like Chi-X argue that it's stifling innovation. "The Council of Financial Regulators will shortly provide the Government with its recommendations on competition in equities clearing... ...

NAB appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... Secretary of the Commonwealth Treasury and sat on the RBA board. He has also held (or currently holds) positions at the Council of Financial Regulators, Trans-Tasman Banking Council and the ASX. Speaking of his successor, Chaney said: "Ken has an unequalled ...

ASX will cut clearing fees if monopoly extended

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2015
... extended for five years. "ASX is consulting with its customers and other stakeholders in conjunction with a review by the Council of Financial Regulators, and decision by the Government, on the market structure for cash equities clearing and settlement. ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... never been great, but 2014 saw them reach a new low, culminating in a Federal Court clash between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) in June. The court case was over the role of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in selecting ...

MySuper fees approaching KiwiSaver best practice

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2014
... be closer to best practice than we realise. In a submission to the Financial Systems Inquiry (FSI) by the New Zealand Council of Financial Regulators (a NZ official group that includes the NZ Financial Markets Authority; NZ Treasury; the Reserve Bank ...

Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair appointed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
... Insurance and Advice Working Group established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). The working group will address issues such as the quality of advice, product design and remuneration structures which ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... that the RBA is poised to take more direct action this time, "The Bank is discussing with APRA, and other members of the Council of Financial Regulators, additional steps that might be taken to reinforce sound lending practices, particularly for lending ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... the Financial Systems Inquiry to the value of vertical integration and post-FOFA advice, next week's Financial Services Council (FSC) conference will tackle issues that will shape the industry in future years. The annual FSC conference is unique in the ...

Brogden rejects cross-selling enticement fears

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... be able to offer incentives to business bank clients to entice them into their MySuper products, the Financial Services Council has said. The statement came in response to claims from Industry Super Australia that, in the event that superannuation was ...

APEC releases Asian Funds Passport discussion paper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... national regulators, and the challenges of implementation. The deadline for submission is 11 June. The Financial Services Council (FSC), a strong supporter of the funds passport, welcomed the release of the consultation paper, saying the passport would ...