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Shorten maps out government super legacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Bill Shorten, minister for Superannuation and Financial Services, has used a speech to a Financial Services Council (FSC) dinner at Parliament House in Canberra to assertively defend the government's reform record on superannuation. Shorten listed a ...

CIO confidence slumps to nine-month low

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... officer (CIO) confidence levels have fallen to levels last seen in September 2012, according to the Financial Services Council (FSC)'s latest Chief Investment Officer Index. In the June quarter, the index stood at seven from a range of -100 to 100, where ...

FSC and ASFA to review SRM

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) are reviewing the Standard Risk Measure (SRM) a year after its launch. A full review and analysis of the first phase of the SRM has been scheduled for ...

Industry bodies ask PJC for TASA extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... financial advisers having to become registered tax agents to provide tax advice from July 1, 2013. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden told the PJC that it could cost the advice industry up to $1 billion to meet the requirements ...

March sees moderate growth in super contributions

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... contributions growing strongly, but compulsory flows slightly falling. The latest Bond Report by the Financial Services Council (FSC) shows that discretionary contributions in March experienced the largest increase since September, 2007, and were 22.5% ...

APRA delays collection of super reporting form

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... Funds of Australia (ASFA), the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) expressed concerns over the implementation timeframe. The Superannuation Reporting Form was designed to collect data to supplement ...

SuperStream data standards superficial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Industry Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) aimed at addressing implementation issues concerning SuperStream governance. The SGP's concerns over the data standards ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... meanwhile called on the Coalition to re-commit to increasing the SG to 12% after the proposed two-year deferral. John Brogden, FSC chief executive said, "Last night's announcement is a bitter disappointment and a blow to the retirement savings of Australians. ...

Super sector should influence broader policy: Brogden

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... seek to influence public policy as funds become bigger and gain more influence in the economy, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden said. "As an industry, we have been very focused on laws that relate to us, but the superannuation ...

Planners race to plug gap in aged care advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... aged care dilemma will only intensify and according to research by Rice Warner Actuaries for the Financial Services Council (FSC), Australians who live longer than current life expectancy rates will face and aggregate $1 trillion shortfall in retirement ...