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Former UBS GAM executive joins CBA incubator

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2021
... team in the Americas prior to moving to Australia. During his tenure at UBS GAM, Heap served as non-executive director of the FSC for two years. Since that time, Heap founded H2 Ventures, a fintech-focused venture capital fund and currently serves as ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... Alexander believes a way for ASIC to support advisers in mitigating these issues echo those of the Financial Services Council (FSC): introducing an entry level type of advice and strategic advice. The FSC launched a report by Rice Warner, Future of Advice ...

Government to wind up FASEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2020
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority will be made redundant as two government bodies take over its remit. Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume announced on December 9 that ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... capital markets chief executive, when his move to Mercer was announced at March end. He has held several positions within the FSC since being appointed to the board in 2013, including as co-deputy chair of the board, co-chair of the advice board committee ...

The case for an overhaul of advice: Rice Warner, FSC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has launched a report by Rice Warner that makes a series of recommendations that would significantly change the status quo of financial advice and lead to policy debate. Rice Warner's Future of Advice report ...

Acting AMP Australia chief joins FSC board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has announced the acting chief executive of AMP Australia, Blair Vernon will join the FSC board as a director. FSC said Vernon is an experienced financial services executive with significant capability across a range ...

FSC encourages investment team diversity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has launched a new fund manager resource and guidance note to help improve gender balance in investment management teams. The report, called Guidance Note 38 - Diversity focuses on practical measures that workplaces ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... latest reforms will seek to identify underperforming MySuper products. Hume was speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package announced as part of the federal budget this week. FSC chief executive Sally ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... cautioned that work needs to be done to make sure existing members are not disadvantaged. The Financial Services Council (FSC) offered a warm reception to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget announcement. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said: "The government ...

Law firm slams insurer mental health policies

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020
... making decisions about rehabilitation and treatment." She added that there are still insurers that do not comply with the FSC Life Insurance Code of Practice. "These are often people who have been paying premiums for years and they are entitled to receive ...