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Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... Investment Association of Australia were more likely than non-members to disclose, members of the Financial Services Council (FSC) were actually less likely to disclose their voting than non-members. Only two out of 10 FSC members disclosed a complete ...

FSC calls for SMSF access to infrastructure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2020
The FSC has proposed a plan to democratise investment in domestic infrastructure development, making these projects accessible to every Australian with money in superannuation. The FSC said the proposed Australian Superannuation and Infrastructure Investment ...

FASEA extension en route

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... listed investment companies and trusts. This reform will help promote quality financial advice.' https://t.co/tDMBOqML0J - FSC (@FinServCouncil) May 21, 2020 The Listed Investment Companies and Trusts Association seemed less enthusiastic, and noted ...

Super advocate takes FSC to task over TPD tests

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... again. For this reason, the TPD definition used to assess a claim is based on the person's recent working arrangements," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. "Typically, this depends on the number of hours the person was working and whether they ...

Super funds need to act like banks: PM

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... an important role in the economic recovery effort post the COVID emergency through their investment capacity." However, the FSC added superannuation funds have legal obligations to invest with regard to the sole purpose test, which requires funds to ...

FSC appoints deputy chief executive

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed a former Westpac head as its deputy chief executive. Blake Briggs nabbed the role after spending two years as Westpac's head of government affairs, and will rejoin the FSC in May. Briggs previously ...

No exclusions for frontline workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
... cover due to COVID-19. The Financial Services Council said the commitment comes on behalf of participating life insurance FSC member companies. "Frontline healthcare workers are a group who could be exposed to contracting COVID-19 and to this end, participating ...

Australia to lean on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... which also includes another reduction to social security deeming rates to reflect the 25bps cut of the RBA last week - with FSC chief executive Sally Loane commenting the council was committed to working with all stakeholders to understand the potential ...

Life insurers are doing their best: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2020
... code from law firm Maurice Blackburn. "The report is silent on the positive changes made by the life insurance sector," the FSC said in a statement. It noted that the LCCC's criticisms in the report relate only to the timing of decisions, not the outcomes. ...

FSC calls for CSLR claims cap

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has called for the government to cap compensation claims over financial misconduct at "reasonable levels" so as not to create a "moral hazard". In a submission to the Treasury's Compensation Scheme of Last Resort ...