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FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... the insurance market will lead to some penalties for acting in the best interest of a client. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer John Brogden announced plans to introduce a new standard for replacement business that will be finalised ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... new report has revealed. The survey of 31 chief executives from wealth management companies by Financial Services Council (FSC) and PwC found proposed reforms to superannuation and financial advice were universally held as the number one concern for ...

New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... their environmental, social and governance risk under a new reporting guide launched today. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have teamed up to produce the ESG Reporting Guide for Australian ...

Industry looks to draw line under reforms

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
By comparing the government to a gestating sperm whale at the FSC conference, Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten made light of slow progress implementing financial services reforms but patience is wearing thin within the industry. Shorten himself has ...

Government bowing to pressure on super risk commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Association have been putting up a good lobbying campaign, perhaps in contrast to one other financial planning group and certainly FSC, MLC and AMP have been very persuasive," said Shorten. The government remains committed to opt-in, however, where planners ...

Chief exec resigns from AllianceBernstein

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... a move that suggests a step back from the financial service industry, Bargholz has also resigned as deputy chairman of the FSC board. He was chairman of the FSC's standards, oversights and disciplinary board committee and co-chair of the regulatory affairs ...

Super funds to provide standard risk measure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Graus, director of policy, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA and the Financial Services Council (FSC) worked closely with a broad range of representatives from asset consultants and industry and retail super funds to create ...

Insurers want wireless relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... mobile phone technology may soon be the next phase in insurance. Launched in conjunction with the Financial Services Council (FSC), the report found 17 per cent of Australians use their mobile-connected devices to search for and make decisions about ...

Aust fund managers passport to Japan

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... trying to provide the best framework for entry into these markets, but it will take some time." Financial Services Council (FSC) has been pursuing the introduction of a passport with Treasury and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Super heavyweights join forces

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), Self-managed Super Fund Association of Australia (SPAA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have submitted a proposal to assistant treasurer Bill Shorten to cut the planned threshold, calling the threshold ...