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Treasury targets $18.8bn in lost super

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... Australians to consolidate accounts, ending the problem of dormant accounts losing money in unnecessary fees," said John Brogden, chief executive of FSC. "The Financial Services Council has strongly supported wider TFN usage and promoted it during the ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... implementation issues. The members of the Group are: Paul Costello, Chair John Berrill, Principal, Maurice Blackburn John Brogden, Financial Services Council Dick Grozier, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peggy Haines, Consultant, Freehills ...

Tax reforms bolster local funds management

MEDIA RELEASES  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... real presence in Australia. This places Australian fund managers at a disadvantage to foreign funds, in many cases. John Brogden, chief executive of the Financial Services Council, supports the changes and said they will provide tax certainty for foreign ...

Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... to allow for Australian investors and fund managers to access investment funds throughout the Asia Pacific region. John Brogden, chief executive of the Financial Services Council, said that Australian super funds and their members would benefit from ...

Let the lobbying begin

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... "Clearly across a number of areas they will be reviewing their priorities because of the hung parliament," he continued. Brogden added that he had already held informal discussions with Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor, to try and get a sense of what the ...

Moving forward with Gillard

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... policy in Australia is going to be very different over the next three years but it wont all be bad for business" added Brogden, a former state opposition leader. "One example, there is no way a government in this situation would ever introduce something ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... from the institutional sector. Former politician and now chief executive of the Financial Services Council (FSC), John Brogden, said regardless of the election outcome, it's important investors didn't overreact to it. "We are keen to stress that business ...

SuperStream to deliver $20bn in savings

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... infrastructure for SuperStream - back office reforms expected to save super funds up to $20 billion over the next decade. John Brogden, chief executive of the FSC, is urging the Government and Opposition to guarantee SuperStream would be put in place ...

FSC launches trustmark for consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... set by the FSC, following the launch of its consumer-centric "trustmark". The FSC trustmark was launched today by John Brogden, chief executive of the FSC, and is aimed at boosting consumer confidence in dealing with FSC members, which also includes ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... the best services and product features, yet these funds are excluded from award super by Fair Work Australia," said John Brogden, chief executive at the Council. "Without fixing the default fund award provisions, the whole reform package is undermined." ...