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Bragg calls for another Financial System Inquiry, critiques ASIC, APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... "structural problems" in the twin peaks of financial sector regulation, ASIC and APRA. In his speech to the Financial Services Council (FSC), Bragg argued that "clear deficiencies" in the current regulatory framework necessitate another FSI, with the ...

Aussies want control of nest eggs: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... how they spend their retirement savings but are willing to seek professional advice to do so, a new Financial Services Council (FSC) survey finds. The poll of 2500 superannuation members conducted by C|T Group found that an overwhelming majority want ...

Too many Aussies eligible for wholesale products: FSC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024
Research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) reveals that within the next decade, nearly one-fifth of Australian households will become eligible to purchase wholesale products without retail consumer protections. Accordingly, the research ...

Industry leaders celebrate Australia Day honours

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
Leaders in financial services and superannuation were among the many to grace the highly coveted Australia Day 2024 Honours List, recognised for services in their respected fields and to the community. Some 1042 Australians received top honours across ...

Penta Capital fined for fabricated FUM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... to the corporate regulator. ASIC also rebuffed Penta Capital's claim that it was affiliated with the Financial Services Council, Australian Investment Council, and Property Council Australia and Australian Investment Council. ASIC said that Penta Capital ...

Women still underrepresented in asset management roles: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023
While the average number of women in investment teams is slowly growing, the Financial Services Council (FSC) has found they still only account for 29%. The FSC surveyed 16 of its global and domestic fund manager members, with all participants apparently ...

VFMC selects new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... chair of Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia. In her executive career, Gay held several senior roles within financial services, most notably as general counsel and managing director for Goldman Sachs Australia and JBWere & Son, where she spent two d ...

SMSF Association, CA ANZ rally against super tax changes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2023
... the potential adverse consequences of introducing these changes without indexation. Pertinently, the Financial Services Council (FSC) estimates that up to half a million young Australians could be impacted by the time they retire. CA ANZ Superannuation ...

Product modernisation will strengthen retirement outcomes: FSC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
New research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) highlights the case for a mechanism to support broader "modernisation" of superannuation and managed investment schemes. The report suggests current legislative and tax settings are inconsistent ...

Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... advice, they would prioritise implementing the recommendations of the Levy Review, in full," he said. Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs said the first tranche of legislation is "modest" but contains an "important package of reforms ...