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Super funds can spearhead infrastructure: Expert

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
A Financial Services Council panel discussion today considered the possibility of superannuation funds taking a greater role in building Australia's infrastructure. Asked how the financial services industry was shaping up in the current economic ...

Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... Super package; the recommendations of the Royal Commission and other pre-election commitments." The Financial Services Council also welcomed the new ministry, and FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the council will lobby the new team on a number of ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... both regulators and investor bodies like the Australian Council of Superannuation Investorsand the Financial Services Council to ensure that funds improve their disclosures to members," Gocher said. "Funds can no longer get away with only providing information ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... WTW said. Australia's first compulsory stewardship code for fund managers was instituted by the Financial Services Council in July 2017.Australian Council of Superannuation Investors followed up in May 2018. Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Wealth heavyweights join FSC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Some big names in wealth management have joined the board of the Financial Services Council, including from AMP and Challenger. AMP chief executive, wealth management Alex Wade, Challenger chief financial officer Andrew Tobin and Jason Yetton - who ...

Budget: RC response to cost over $600m

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... whether industry had implemented the Commission's recommendations, but did not provide a cost. The Financial Services Council said it supported APRA and ASIC's additional funding, adding appropriate resourcing was essential in "enabling the regulators ...

Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... industry over its "lazy" attitude in dealing with inactive superannuation accounts. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's Life Insurance Conference in Sydney this morning, the Assistant Treasurer noted how the Government's Protecting Your Super ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... plans to launch a new Life Insurance Code of Practice from July 1, but during the feedback period the Financial Services Council heard the code was not written in comprehensible English and ASIC approval was needed. Instead, the FSC will enact a binding ...

Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... an adviser to chair of retirement income Jeremy Cooper. Most recently, Haqqani was consulting to the Financial Services Council on superannuation, retirement income and funds management policy initiatives, particularly in the areas of the Productivity ...

Conflicts of interest recommendation falls short

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... recommendations carefully to consider unintended consequences that may arise in implementation. The Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said the council endorses the recommendations that a person should be defaulted once into a superannuation ...