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Brogden questions ASIC and APRA roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has asked the Hockey Review take a much broader look at the role of the industry regulators. Brogden said that duplication has emerged on the model featuring the Australian Securities ...

ASIC, "twin peaks" model faces review

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... perception." "They have a role in bringing confidence to the industry and protecting the consumers." Financial Services Council chief executive John Brogden sees the Hockey Review as an opportunity to undertake a broader review that questions "the twin ...

Signing of Asia Passport agreement expected

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
... directly in Asian equities and allow domestic fund managers greater access to outside sources of funding. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden, who has lobbied to get the agreement off the ground, said the deal would allow Australians ...

Super members want 12% guaranteed super increase

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2013
... members support an increase in compulsory contributions to 12%, according to a survey carried out by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and ING DIRECT. The survey found the 83% of the 1,000 respondents supported the lift in contributions, while 89% ...

FSC anticipates different role for Senator Cormann

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) believes Senator Mathias Cormann is unlikely to maintain the same portfolio combination he has held in opposition when Prime Minister elect Tony Abbot announces his government. Speaking at the Alternative Investment ...

Industry backs Cormann as Superannuation Minister

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... Mathias Cormann in place where he is. He's done a fantastic job and understands all the issues," the Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden said. The financial planning space also acknowledged Cormann's work with the industry bodies. ...

Employer super contributions down as jobless figure rises

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... contributions saw their biggest fall in the 2013 June quarter since the global financial crisis, according to Financial Services Council (FSC) chief economist James Bond. The FSC's Bond Report put the figure at $489 million, or 2.4%, lower than the June ...

Aberdeen MD Jollie joins FSC board

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... Aberdeen Asset Management Australia managing director Brett Jollie has been appointed to the board of the Financial Services Council (FSC). Jollie joined Aberdeen in 2000, was head of European marketing at Aberdeen's Edinburgh office between 2004 and ...

BT chief appointed as FSC board co-deputy chairman

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... Brad Cooper, chief executive of the BT Financial Group has been appointed as co-deputy chairman of the Financial Services Council (FSC). He joins Craig Meller, managing director of AMP Financial Services who is also co-deputy chairman of the Financial ...

Whiteley and Brogden join forces to condemn CPA report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
The "accord" between the Industry Super Network (ISN) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) has seen its first practical manifestation in a joint response to CPA Australia's report into the superannuation system. The strongly-worded response, penned ...