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China FTA gives Australia "first mover advantage"

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... the Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties on behalf of the funds management sector, Financial Services Council (FSC) director of policy Andrew Bragg said: "ChAFTA builds the architecture we need to compete in the Asian century. It gives ...

NZ looks to Trowbridge for life reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
New Zealand's Financial Services Council (FSC) has commissioned a report on life insurance advice, with Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair John Trowbridge selected as an adviser for the project. Consulting actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver ...

Industry giants ramp up adviser ethics training

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
... Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association (FPA), SMSF Association, Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Bankers' Association (ABA). It is governed by The Banking and Finance Oath (BFO), formed to reinforce ...

FSC Annual Conference kicks off August 5

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
The 2015 FSC Annual Conference will be back on the Gold Coast from 5-7 August. The two and half day conference includes a program featuring some on the nation's most powerful politicians as well as home-grown and international industry leaders. The ...

Advisers to remain at centre of CBA: Narev

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... digitisation, face-to-face planners will remain at the heart of the company's business plan. At a joint Financial Services Council (FSC) and Deloitte luncheon in Sydney, CBA boss Narev spoke candidly about the bank's experience during the financial planning ...

AFA tweaking life insurance framework

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... Insurance Framework developed jointly with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC). The three industry associations reached consensus with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on the way forward for life ...

Findex life insurance goes commission-free

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... provided by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Financial Services Council (FSC) in June, life insurers are now developing fee-for-service products for the model adopted by Findex; the first one Findex ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... appoints industry execs to board - QIC chair Don Luke and Aconex chair Adam Lewis have been appointed to FIIG Securities' board. FSC revamps board, policy team - FSC chief economist James Bond has left the organisation.

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... allowing early super access. Following a Productivity Commission report on retirement policy, the Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australians should consider the benefits to their retirement savings by working up to the age of 65. FSC chief ...

GST increase would deliver $42 billion: FSC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Australia's existing mix of taxation is unsustainable with an ageing population and baby boomers moving out of the workforce. Among the FSC's submission to the Tax White Paper are four key proposals including ...