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Fund flows up after tax changes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... government changed tax laws in 2010, a study has shown. The two year study was commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and The Trust Company to find out if there had been an increase after changes to managed investment trust taxation in ...

Life commission clawback forced on advisers: Synchron

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
Life insurance companies, through their association with the Financial Services Council, are working together to form an anti-competitive remuneration model for financial advisers, said independent dealer group Synchron. Synchron, which has previously ...

FATCA discussions welcomed by FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Formal discussions on an intergovernmental tax agreement were welcomed yesterday by the Financial Services Council. The Gillard Government announced this week that discussions have commenced with the United States on an intergovernmental agreement for ...

Act soon on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... must put in place all the recommendations suggested in the Johnson Report by the end of 2013, said the Financial Services Council (FSC). After the Gillard Government released its 'Australia in the Asian Century' white paper last week, John Brogden, chief ...

Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... Springboard program - which has scholarship and fee places and was supported at Friday's launch by the Financial Services Council - is aimed at any super fund looking to increase the number of women on its board, said AIST. Mentoring, training and networking ...

Aligned or independent: Advisers must be relevant

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... ability to connect with everyday people. Turning to the educational issue, Cecilia Storniolo of the Financial Services Council suggested that ASICs reassessment of minimum entry requirements via RG146 were both welcomed and valid. However, she was less ...

Government should act fast on Johnson Report: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2012
... services to Asia, it must implement all the recommendations in the Johnson Report by 2013, said the Financial Services Council. "The Johnson Report is a practical plan that will open up Asia to Australia's world leading financial services sector at low ...

SMSF contributions up 15%

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... contributed $24 billion into self managed super funds in the 2010-11 financial year, according to the Financial Services Council's Bond Report, released today. Of the $24 billion, discretionary contributions represented by far the largest growth rate ...

APRA requirements welcomed by sector

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... performance of their super funds, and replaces current standards that are "inadequate" and "misleading," said Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer John Brogden. "Presently, the data compares whole of fund data, rather than investment ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... the current debate about disclosure and governance seriously. John Brogden, chief executive of the Financial Services Council, which represents retail funds, congratulated Cbus and said that Cbus chairman Steve Bracks had shown real leadership from the ...