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Chief investment officer leaves industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... Frontier Investment Consulting as a senior asset consultant, and sat on the investment committee of the Financial Services Council for two years. Earlier this year legalsuper grew its member service capability with a spate of appointments, and renewed ...

Mental health tops TPD claims

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... of condition, according to the latest six-monthly analysis of life insurance data collected by the Financial Services Council and KPMG. The FSC claims the data collection initiative is "unsurpassed anywhere in the world" and for the first time reveals ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
... feel the FPA and AFA have achieved nothing, are conflicted and simply rollover and bow to whatever the Financial Services Council dictates. Advisers' livelihoods are on the line and no one is representing advisers," the UFAA said. The group claims ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
... and we all have an obligation to work together to ensure it is operating as well as it can be." The Financial Services Council took a similar view, with chief executive Sally Loane adding the default once system recommended by both the Royal Commission ...

One regulatory regime enough: FSC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
The Financial Services Council echoed the advice of Commissioner Kenneth Hayne in its call for a "significant" simplification of the regulatory system for tax and financial advisers. In a submission to the independent review of the Tax Practitioner's ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... advisers the appropriate time to prepare for the exam and to deal with their other challenges." The Financial Services Council and CPA Australia also welcomed the extensions. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the announcement shows leadership and ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... according to Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this week, the head of the FPA said the advice industry was still being "ripped apart" in Canberra for ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... industry, but it comes down to how they can achieve better member outcomes, he said. Also on the panel, Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said while the retail sector has taken a hit, it will "come back in a competitive fashion". ...

It's time for super to move on: Combet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... according to Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet. Speaking at the opening session on day two of the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this morning, Combet said that given the super system is responsible for the prospect of Australia ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... Appearing on a panel discussing the investment landscape for Australia's fund managers to kick off the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this morning, Pearce was asked about the impact of climate change on super funds, and how the $80 billion ...