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FSC advice regulation plan leaves AMP cold

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... to questions about the industry body's proposal. This flies in the face of statements made by FSC chief executive John Brogden at a briefing this week, where he told media that the proposal had almost universal support. "The banks are on board, AMP and ...

FPA rejects FSC adviser regulation plans

ALICE URIBE, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... he said. "Self-regulation will work if everyone gets behind it." In a media briefing yesterday FSC chief executive John Brogden slammed self-regulation saying that it was "no longer a credible option for establishing higher standards." "Such is the poor ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... are not going to be outcompeted by industry funds in MySuper," the Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden said. Research found that ANZ Smart Choice Super is currently the cheapest public offer MySuper product in the market, with ...

SG frozen till 2021, industry 'dismayed'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... election promise not to bring in any negative changes to superannuation." Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden, meanwhile, described the decision as "very disappointing", adding: "We are concerned it could exacerbate the nation's low ...

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 ...

FSC bids to lead retirement income debate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has called for a national retirement income policy. In his keynote speech to the FSC Annual Conference, Brogden said the FSC would embrace the opportunity and lead the debate on taking superannuation ...

Default pensions 'very logical' solution: Brogden

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... retirees to take income streams rather than lump sums, according to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden. Brogden's comments came in response to the FSC-DST CEO Survey 2014 finding that 77% of Australia's financial services CEOs ...