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Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... an external party, said PwC Australia insurance leader Scott Fergusson. In addressing the opening day of the FSC Leaders Summit in Sydney, Fergusson acknowledged that many companies are working hard in instituting codes of practice, simplifying products ...

AIA refreshes Vitality program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
... and New Zealand chief executive Damien Mu said. OneLife was launched yesterday in conjunction with AIA's Vitality 4490 Summit, which aimed to address health and wellness across four pillars: nutrition, movement, mental, and financial wellbeing. REST ...

Government reform to close super gender gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... message shared by Minister for Financial Services and Revenue Kelly O'Dwyer in a video address to the Women, Super & Wealth Summit yesterday. O'Dwyer said enabling women to save more for their own retirement is critically important for Australia, with ...

We must lead by example: Loane

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... good example in striving toward gender parity in the superannuation system. Addressing the inaugural Women, Super & Wealth Summit hosted by the Financial Services Council and the Self-Managed Super Fund Association in Sydney today, FSC chief executive ...

Investment group takes majority stake in global advice firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... Australian expansion. In the past, Focus has received strong backing from private equity groups Centerbridge Partners, Summit Partners and Polaris Partners. These firms, along with "certain wealth management affiliates and employees," have now sold their ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... according to the Financial Services Council's recently appointed chair Geoff Lloyd. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Lloyd said: "The industry was wrong to sell super as a great way to invest. It's a great way to save. ...

Top 10 financial planning stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... spells doom for the industry, according to Affinia head Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in financial planning was a major hindrance to the reputation - ...

Impact investing delivers wide reaching returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... "Benchmarking Impact: Australian Impact Investment Activity and Performance Report 2016" launched at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific. The data shows a steady increase in the number of impact investments over the last five years, with the majority ...

Life insurance reforms to be re-introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... released in April of this year, but lapsed due to prorogation as a result of the Federal election. Speaking at the FSC Leaders Summit in late July, O'Dwyer said the life insurance reforms were back on the agenda, saying that "too often" Australians have ...

Industry must collaborate to defeat cyber threats

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... Westpac Banking Group, Richard Johnson. Addressing a panel on the need for developing a cyber smart nation at the SINET61 Summit, Johnson said the only sensible solution to fighting cyber security was to work against the "common enemy" in a coordinated ...