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FSC launches DDO templates

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and 60 of its members have worked together to launch two products ahead of the design and distribution obligations (DDO) regime. The FSC and members from life insurance, funds management and superannuation have collaborated ...

KPMG promotes two super experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... Asgard, St George Bank, Commonwealth Bank and Macquarie. Storniolo also spent over four years at the Financial Services Council prior to joining KPMG, working in a senior policy management role covering financial advice and investment policy development. ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... members. "Our employers have a critical role to play." The union has so far written to 71 employers in the financial services sector, including banks, insurers and superannuation funds. As it stands, the FSU has received just 24 responses. Of those ...

CalPERS adds chief equity officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... D'Adamo first joined CalPERS in 2016 as chief compliance officer, bringing more than 25 years' experience in financial services. Prior to the pension fund, she held roles such as managing director, senior vice president, portfolio & risk management at ...

Industry mixed on YFYS

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
... - many more workers are in funds that will not be tested," ISA said in a statement. Meanwhile, the Financial Services Council (FSC) disagreed and said the reforms are a significant win for consumers, particularly regarding the stapling recommendation ...

Directors added to FSC board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
The Financial Services Council is welcoming two new additions to its board, appointing executives from Macquarie Group and Zurich Australia. Joining the board's nine other directors are Macquarie executive director, head of wealth management Sean West ...

Government to strengthen FMI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
The government will soon introduce a regulatory reform package on Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) following a review by Australia's financial regulators. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) consisting of APRA, ASIC, Treasury and the Reserve ...

Life Code Compliance Committee chair named

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
The Financial Services Council and AFCA have jointly appointed Jan McClelland as chair of the Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC). McClelland has extensive board experience and is currently deputy chancellor at the University of New England, chair ...

AFCA welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2021
... helping industry and thousands of consumers to resolve often intractable disputes. AFCA has worked with the financial services industry to promote best practice." Under Coonan's tenure, AFCA received over 188,000 disputes with over $522 million being ...

YFYS incentive to reduce fees: Hume

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2021
... that reduced fees in recent years, according to minister for superannuation Jane Hume. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) post-budget briefing, FSC deputy chief executive Blake Briggs questioned whether the addition of administration fees ...