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FPA helps advisers with life insurance

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... process, well-structured advice, improved client servicing, and a well-defined value proposition will help build public trust and confidence in life insurance advice, and ultimately the profession as a whole." The FPA's Life Insurance Advice guide has ...

In the throes of change

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
From the Financial Systems Inquiry to the value of vertical integration and post-FOFA advice, next week's Financial Services Council (FSC) conference will tackle issues that will shape the industry in future years. The annual FSC conference is unique ...

Brogden leaves FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
John Brogden will step down as chief executive of the Financial Services Council (FSC) at the end of the year, FSC chairman Greg Cooper has announced. Brogden leaves the role to take up a position as chief executive of the Australian Institute of Company ...

150,000 candidates cramming for CFA exams

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2014
... gives players in today's industry credibility and distinguishes them within the industry as focused on rebuilding public trust," president of CFA Society of Sydney Richard Brandweiner said. "We would like to wish all candidates in Australia and globally ...

ASIC revokes Australian Public Trustees' AFSL

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013

MetLife CEO to join Financial Services Council board

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
Marc Lieberman, the chief executive of MetLife Australia, has been appointed as a director to the board of the Financial Services Council (FSC). Peter Maher, chairman of the FSC welcomed the appointment at a time of change in the financial services ...

New charity regulator promises less red tape

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Minister Bradbury also welcomed the establishment of the ACNC. "The establishment of the ACNC is about supporting public trust and confidence in the not-for-profit sector, and about encouraging innovation and sustainability," he said. "The ACNC will ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... she said. "It has shuttered a newspaper, launched criminal investigations, cancelled the BSkyB acquisition, eroded public trust and tarnished the company's reputation." With such a high proportion of institutional investors dissenting, questions are ...

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
A majority of directors on superannuation trustee boards must be independent, under draft superannuation governance policy released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) this morning. An independent director must also chair the trustee board, and ...

Trustee Corporations Association members join FSC

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The Trustee Corporations Association of Australia is formally disbanding, with its members joining the Financial Services Council. Eight private trustee companies and eight Public Trustees will become full members of the Financial Services Council (FSC). ...