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Industry moves away from upfront commissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2015
... The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have agreed on a new model for the industry after weeks of negotiations. Financial advisers will be encouraged to move to a ...

Investment Manager Regime passes through Parliament

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... recommendations will be critical for enabling Australia to gain a comparative advantage in financial services trade." The FSC has long been a champion of promoting local financial services expertise in the wider Asia Pacific region. It says Free Trade ...

AFA, FPA yet to commit to FSC life risk agenda

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
Both the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) have refused to comment on whether a final consensus has been reached on the way forward for risk advice reforms. This follows the report in Financial ...

Cross-border distribution low despite initiatives

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... Services. Initiatives such as the Asia Region Funds Passport, which is being heavily promoted by the Financial Services Council (FSC), are yet to have a great impact. BNP Paribas Securities Services suggests that competing distribution vehicles designed ...

Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Russell Investments and Legg Mason's Martin Currie Asia. Other organisations represented include the Financial Services Council (FSC), the Australia-Japan Business Cooperation Committee and Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee. FSC chief executive ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
The Financial Services Council (FSC) is backing the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption to remove laws that deny employees a choice of superannuation fund. FSC chief executive, Sally Loane, said super must be decoupled from the ...

Industry meets behind closed doors to fix advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... consultative process" similar to the one that led to the implementation of a financial adviser register. Financial Services Council (FSC) director of policy Andrew Bragg said that the organisation feels "very optimistic that this will resolve in reform." ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
In its final Financial System Inquiry (FSI) submission to the Treasury, the Financial Services Council (FSC) has petitioned Government to allow APRA-approved MySuper funds into the default superannuation market. Arguing that the current system stifles ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... context of other investments and the impact that the change will have on individuals' motivation to save for their retirement". FSC chief executive Sally Loane echoed Vamos' concerns. "Instead of focusing on the tax treatment of super in isolation, we ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... default fund tenders to "[force] funds to compete on cost while preserving asset allocation." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane welcomed the focus on fees among default MySuper products especially as some of the lowest cost ...