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Fees at the innovation frontline

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... many cases higher - as Wellington Investment Management managing director Aisling Freiheit noted at a Financial Services Council briefing in Sydney. "As a global equities manager, I can tell you that Australian clients probably have the lowest fees in ...

Bringing funds management to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
The Financial Services Council is aiming to make Australia's funds management industry more palatable to younger everyday consumers, arguing that investing in a managed fund is easier than buying a house. The FSC's Value of Professional Funds Management ...

Insurance giant partners to combine life and health

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... well, and protect their future," Mu said. Mu's statement echoes his comments back in March at the 2017 Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference in Sydney, where he said he saw a "strong case for life and health coming together and creating ...

FSC and EY seek WAMtech revolution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2017
The Financial Services Council, in conjunction with professional services firm EY, is calling on the nation's most innovative fintech developers to help revolutionise the Australian wealth and asset management industry by taking part in the inaugural ...

Tax relief for merging super funds extended

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... review into the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia's superannuation industry. Speaking at a Financial Services Council event last year, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority deputy chairman Helen Rowell hit out at superannuation funds which ...

Major banks receive Budget shakeup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... response to a public interest issue, it is a political tax grab to cover a budget black hole," Bligh said. Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said further consultation will be required on the Government's final implementation of the ...

Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... independent and free of conflicts given the current partisan state of the superannuation industry," the Financial Services Council said in its submission. "The onus is on the Commission to demonstrate how a Government appointed and controlled body would ...

We must lead by example: Loane

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017
... parity in the superannuation system. Addressing the inaugural Women, Super & Wealth Summit hosted by the Financial Services Council and the Self-Managed Super Fund Association in Sydney today, FSC chief executive Sally Loane told attendees that to effectively ...

ClearView slams APL standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
Listed financial advice firm ClearView criticised the Financial Services Council's life insurance approved product list draft standard as superficial and ineffectual, saying it will only allow sub-par practices to continue. ClearView managing director ...

MLC Super welcomes new chief executive

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... financial plan will boost their confidence to get on track. Lawrence will also represent NAB on the Financial Services Council.