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Think of China as the new America

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
... Harcourt and it also included insights by Principal Global Investors' chief global economist Bob Baur, Financial Services Council chief economist James Bond, Bank of America Merrill Lynch chief economist Saul Eslake and State Street Global Advisors chief ...

Reasons to cheer amid gloomy predictions

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... strong activity over the last few months still needs to translate into economic growth. According to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief economist James Bond, the retail sector will be the next to benefit from construction growth, as "people first ...

Super modern awards anti-competitive: FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
Research by the Financial Services Council (FSC) suggests that modern awards are reducing competition in the superannuation industry. FSC's analysis of the modern awards system demonstrates a disproportionate representation of industry, government and ...

Former FSC policy head gets government role

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
Former Financial Services Council (FSC) senior executive Martin Codina has been snapped up for a role in Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's office as chief of staff. Codina was at the FSC for eight years and spent around half of that time as the ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). John Trowbridge who released the report and is independent chairman of the LIAWG said: "The interim report thoroughly ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... never been great, but 2014 saw them reach a new low, culminating in a Federal Court clash between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) in June. The court case was over the role of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) in selecting ...

Vertical integration not important anymore: Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... government in considering implementing his recommendation is: if it ain't broke, don't fix it." The Financial Services Council (FSC), representing retail super funds, banks and other large industry stakeholders, welcomed the recommendation. FSC chief ...

Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... generally about conflicts of interest and the inappropriateness of the equal representation model. Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden also put the emphasis on union influence. "Superannuation boards must be independent and free of ...

Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... it is more important for directors to be independent, skilled and accountable than representative." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden welcomed the recommendation, saying it would it would break "inappropriate relationships ...

Make financial firms more accountable for products: FSI

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... take a more proactive approach to reduce the risk of significant detriment to consumers." However the Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden told media this afternoon that he had reservations about increasing ASIC's product design ...