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Ignition Advice appoints Sally Loane as chair

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023
The former Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive succeeds Peter Meurer who is stepping down from the role after eight years. Loane is an experienced chair, non-executive director, and business leader. Aside from her tenure with the FSC between ...

Geoff Lloyd to chair Stake

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... agreement to be acquired by IOOF. This period also marked his departure from the role as chair of the Financial Services Council. Since then, Lloyd has spent time collaborating with and investing in fintech start-ups both locally and internationally. ...

Atrium hires abrdn wholesale lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
... business development adviser and finally a director last year. In 2017, Mitchell did a stint on the Financial Services Council committee. Atrium head of client investment services David Dix welcomed Mitchell to Atrium. "Laura joins Atrium as a sales ...

High super balance tax needs work: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... not indexed is also problematic." Hutton isn't the only one who shares this view. Earlier in the year Financial Services Council (FSC) analysis of ATO data found a significant portion of Australian taxpayers will breach the cap in their lifetime. It ...

Drawdown reforms boosts post-retirement phase

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2023
... retirees and improve retirement income by up to 20%. This is one of three recommendations presented by the Financial Services Council and NMG Consulting in their newly released report, A roadmap for Australian retirement income policy. The research argues ...

Consumer interests prioritised in YFYS review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... consumer interests by targeting poor performing super funds. Responding to yesterday's release, Financial Services Council (FSC) commended the government for listening to feedback from the investment and superannuation sectors by including ten new ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
... by the potential consequences of an unindexed cap. As previously reported by Financial Standard, a Financial Services Council analysis of ATO data revealed that if the government's $3 million super cap isn't indexed, around 500,000 individuals ...

Review of managed investment schemes kicks off

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... occur mid-year, with findings to be published in early 2024. Responding to Jones' announcement, Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs said it is "an opportunity to demonstrate the sector is consumer-focused and well-regulated, whilst ...

Government introduces FAR, CSLR Bills

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
... deed of company arrangement that would see them receiving as little as 3.1 cents on the dollar. The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomed the introduction of the CSLR and FAR legislation into Parliament as a positive step towards the implementation ...

Unindexed cap forecast to impact 500k people

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2023
... impact around 500,000 individuals who are currently saving for retirement or have already retired. Financial Services Council (FSC) analysis of ATO data found a significant portion of Australian taxpayers will breach the cap in their lifetime and face ...