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Bragg to leave FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... Council's director of policy Andrew Bragg will leave the industry body at the end of November. Bragg has been a member of the FSC's policy team since 2009 and was appointed director of policy in 2014. He is joining the Menzies Research Centre as director ...

Life insurance reforms to be re-introduced

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
... bill was released in April of this year, but lapsed due to prorogation as a result of the Federal election. Speaking at the FSC Leaders Summit in late July, O'Dwyer said the life insurance reforms were back on the agenda, saying that "too often" Australians ...

Life insurance code needs clarity: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2016
... Planning Association (FPA) has called for greater clarity around the overarching purpose of the Financial Services Council's (FSC) Life Insurance Code. In its latest submission to the FSC the FPA noted that while the current draft has made some progress ...

Default super system splits industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2016
... split the system by those representing retail super funds and the industry fund movement. The Financial Services Council (FSC) has long called for legislation where individuals are allowed to choose their own super fund and supports a removal of "the ...

Life Insurer Code of Practice falls short: AFA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... and is willing to see implementation delayed to ensure improvements are made. The call to the Financial Services Council (FSC) is part of the AFA's submission to the FSC on the code, which notes it should include commitments to both consumers and the ...

Super investment poorly communicated

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2016
... note on operational due diligence. It is a project being led in conjunction with APRA and the Financial Services Council (FSC).

Mark Dunsford attacks FSC over life reforms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... Framework are designed purely to benefit life companies and banks. In an open letter to Loane, Dunsford accused her and the FSC of cartel-like behaviour, saying "the cartel of life insurance companies and banks that you lead is a disgrace, and is no ...

MetLife appoints senior AMP, AIA vets

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
... public policy. Before MetLife, she was a segment manager and senior product manager at AMP, having also held roles at the FSC, the Australian Trade Commission and Axiss Australia. Tez said that Dorber "will play a pivotal part in driving our engagement ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... information, according to ANZ Group Innovation channel development manager Jeanette Cheah. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Cheah said that customers also asked the AI where to get "the best coffee" and how it was feeling. ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... financial advice spells doom for the industry, according to Affinia head Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in financial planning was a major hindrance to ...