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FSC appoints AMP exec to the board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has appointed AMP group executive of insurance and superannuation to its board. Pauline Blight-Johnston has more than 20 years' experience in the financial services industry and has held senior executive positions ...

SPAA applauds tax changes to excess contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... concessional contributions cap to $30,000 per annum for people under 50, a move welcomed by the Financial Services Council (FSC). "This shows a commitment to help Australians self-fund their retirement," FSC chief executive John Brogden said, adding ...

Delay in SG rise 'disappointing', says industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014
... with ASFA consumer research showing almost four in five Australians support the measure." The Financial Services Council (FSC) was more expressive in its opposition to this delay in the SG rise, with chief executive John Brogden saying: "The government ...

Stakeholders stage FoFA confrontation in Senate submissions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... obligation to provide fee disclosure statements and the separation of general and personal advice. The Financial Services Council (FSC) asked the Senate Economics Committee to repeal the opt-in requirements, as well as the s961(B)(2)(g), which is the ...

Victoria abolishes stamp duty on life insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... The states of Victoria and the ACT have abolished the stamp duty on life insurance products. The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomed the move and asked other states to follow. "The announcement today by the Victorian Treasurer to abolish stamp ...

ISA and FSC prepare for Federal Court clash

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
A Federal Court face-off between the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) looks likely over the Fair Work Commission's (FWC) involvement in workplace superannuation. The FSC yesterday lodged an application with the Federal ...

NAB and FSC tight-lipped on Hockey meetings

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and National Australia Bank (NAB) have given little away about their involvement in Treasurer Joe Hockey's cash-for-meetings program reported by Fairfax this morning. Both The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age this ...

Industry asks for long-term, comprehensive approach to Age Pension

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014
... report's recommendations, and adopt a similar approach," ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said. The Financial Services Council (FSC) also supported the recommendation and its chief executive John Brogden said that "accessing superannuation at 60 is ...

Brogden reveals thinking behind FWC legal challenge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council's (FSC) decision to challenge the constitutional basis of the Fair Work Commission (FWC) Expert Panel in the Federal Court is part of a strategy to "damage the credibility of the process", FSC chief executive John Brogden ...

FSC will take FWC to Federal Court

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
The Financial Services Council (FSC) will take legal action against the Fair Work Commission (FWC) after it rejected the FSC's request for a hearing on the validity of the expert panel. FSC chief executive John Brogden said he would apply for "an urgent ...