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Peak bodies respond to government roadmap

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... and submitted to the regulators for approval, according to chief executive Anna Bligh. Finally, the Financial Services Council welcomed the "certainty" it said the roadmap gives the industry, saying it can approach the task of implementation in more ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... retirement balances for members. Reflecting on his pre-parliamentary career as a policy adviser for the Financial Services Council, he said his participation in this "civil war" was "unproductive" compared with focusing on outcomes for savers. He also ...

More jobs more problems: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
... held multiple jobs in 2016-17, meaning they are likely to hold multiple superannuation accounts. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said the data should be strong motivation to fix the default superannuation system. With more people working multiple ...

Financial services boom rolls on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
... economic growth and pays employees above-average wages, according to a new report. Data compiled by the Financial Services Council in its 2019 State of the Industry report shows financial services - comprising mainly the banking and funds management ...

Axe super for low-income earners: Senator

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... experienced lower levels of home ownership since the introduction of compulsory super in 1992. The former Financial Services Council policy director said modelling he commissioned from research house Rice Warner shows the first year of voluntary super ...

CFS hires executive manager of insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
... and former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. Elkins will replace Paul Howes, who moved on as national managing partner of KPMG Enterprise. She commented that ...

Linda Elkins to depart Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and has served on numerous Financial Services Council committees. She appeared on behalf of CFS during the Royal Commission hearings last August, where she was questioned about ...

KPMG names life insurance lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... Asteron, and was a director at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin. Blight-Johnston has held directorships at the Financial Services Council, Actuaries Institute of Australia, and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. Blight-Johnston ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... Australians can get up to half a million dollars of life cover without disclosing genetic tests. The Financial Services Council approved a moratorium on genetic tests in life insurance following consultation with the insurance industry. FSC chief executive ...

FSC adds to board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
The Financial Services Council has welcomed a new board director. BT Financial Group general manager of platforms, investments and operations Kathy Vincent has joined the industry body's board. The FSC said Vincent's experience as a financial services ...