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Body needed to monitor adviser competency: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... architecture for building competencies are critical to gaining the trust and confidence of consumers," FSC chief executive John Brogden said, joining the increasing number of industry stakeholders that are asking to rename 'general advice' as 'general ...

Impartiality of FWC Expert Panel challenged again

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... discredited and dysfunctional. It must be abolished in favour of an open and transparent process," FSC chief executive John Brogden said. "Ongoing conflicts and issues within the FWC Expert Panel are a breach of confidence in its effectiveness." He added ...

FSC: Appoint an ASIC commissioner for international issues

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... Australia has not capitalised on cross-border opportunities where we have a comparative advantage," FSC chief executive John Brogden said. "A new ASIC Commissioner dedicated to financial services would be able to facilitate market access through implementation ...

Consumers overwhelmingly positive about super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... by 6% to 56%. Overall, 86% of Australians said they supported superannuation, a figure which FSC chief executive John Brogden described as "a very big endorsement," adding: "Banks would die to have numbers like that." However, both Brogden and ING Direct ...

Brogden rejects cross-selling enticement fears

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... industrial awards, banks would use dubious methods to cross-sell their superannuation products. But FSC chief executive John Brogden said offering incentives in this context was expressly forbidden by the SIS Act. "The Superannuation Industry Supervision ...

BT makes key distribution role appointment

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Australia and Macquarie Bank. An FSC spokesperson confirmed that the departure is unrelated to FSC chief executive John Brogden's decision to leave the organisation which was announced earlier this month. The FSC has not yet find a replacement for St ...

FSC report warns of default super 'turmoil'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... risk, and the potentially damaging effect on the already-struggling group insurance industry. FSC chief executive John Brogden said: "The default superannuation system needs to be reformed as a matter of urgency. The consequences of not making reform ...

FSC's Storniolo leaves to join BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... to join BT Financial Group. An FSC spokesperson confirmed that the departure is unrelated to FSC chief executive John Brogden's decision to leave the organisation which was announced earlier this month. The FSC has not yet replaced Storniolo, who used ...

ISA FoFA report sparks industry outrage

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
... The organisation also mentioned "extending grandfathering so commissions can be traded." The FSC chief executive John Brogden accused ISA of misleading consumers and said that "the existing FoFA law along with the regulation introduced by the government ...

Advisers applaud "historic" ban on commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... commission bonuses through balance scorecard arrangements; that happens in any business," he said. The FSC chief executive John Brogden said that the changes were "balanced" and added that they "address consumer concern about the commissions' exemption ...