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Acting AMP Australia chief joins FSC board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has announced the acting chief executive of AMP Australia, Blair Vernon will join the FSC board as a director. FSC said Vernon is an experienced financial services executive with significant capability across a range ...

ASX200 advance climate targets

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2020
... Australia's top 200 companies are implementing strategies in response to climate change, new research shows. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) annual benchmark analysis shows ASX200 companies' climate-related disclosure has improved ...

Sexual harassment rife in financial services: O'Neill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... harassment of women is rife within the financial services industry, not just at AMP. Speaking to the Financial Services Council at a virtual event, the Senator said she was disturbed after hearing of the alleged harassment suffered by Julia Szlakowski ...

Release the Retirement Income Review: Labor

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2020
Labor MP Stephen Jones has joined ASFA and the Business Council of Australia in demanding the government release the long-awaited Retirement Income Review ahead of more changes to super. Jones, who was speaking at an online event for ASFA, criticised ...

FSC encourages investment team diversity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has launched a new fund manager resource and guidance note to help improve gender balance in investment management teams. The report, called Guidance Note 38 - Diversity focuses on practical measures that workplaces ...

Alphinity appoints to new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2020
... Climate-related Financial Disclosure recommendations. Prior to that, she was a case manager at Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia. Cairns' appointment is just the latest in Alphinity's move to bolster its ESG capabilities. Jacob Barnes ...

Hume clarifies survival of the fittest in MySuper

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020
... government's latest reforms will seek to identify underperforming MySuper products. Hume was speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) event about the Your Super, Your Future package announced as part of the federal budget this week. FSC chief executive ...

Financial services firm names new directors

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
... client adviser and would go on to become a senior member of the firm's team. He was a member of Hartleys' executive council, underwriting committee and the head of the private client advisory board for two years. In May 2003, he was appointed ...

Super industry cautious on more reform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... performers, but cautioned that work needs to be done to make sure existing members are not disadvantaged. The Financial Services Council (FSC) offered a warm reception to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's budget announcement. FSC chief executive Sally Loane ...

Budget boosts female participation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... Development Program to support women's job creation, particularly in male-dominated industries; Establishing Respect@Work Council to help address sexual harassment in the workplace; Expanding the Boosting Female Founders initiative to support 282 ...