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ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Financial Services Council's definition of independence is "novel," said David Whiteley, chief executive, Industry Super Network (ISN). Policy released last month by the representative body provided mandatory guidelines that said a majority of directors ...

Joyce Phillips appointed to FSC board

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Joyce Phillips, CEO, global wealth & private, ANZ, has been appointed as a director of the Financial Services Council (FSC) at a board meeting on 23 August 2012. Phillip's election means the FSC's board is now at full complement with 14 directors. "Joyce ...

Plug the $1 trillion savings shortfall: FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
New research has prompted the Financial Services Council (FSC) to call for longer working lives, to plug a massive retirement savings hole caused by people outliving life expectancies. Australians who live longer than current life expectancy will face ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Portfolio Analytics Lab (OPAL) is targeted at funds that need to comply with the guidance from the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) on the disclosure of investment risk in the new SPDS regime ...

FSC, ASFA endorse APRA's risk measure stance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have restated their support for the implementation of the standard risk measure (SRM) in shortened product disclosure statements. The support is in contrast to strong ...

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
... superannuation trustee boards must be independent, under draft superannuation governance policy released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) this morning. An independent director must also chair the trustee board, and board decisions can only be ...

Super contributions highest since GFC

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... during the last financial year were at the highest level since the global financial crisis, said the Financial Services Council. The Financial Services Council's Bond Report, released yesterday, shows that total contributions in the 2011-12 financial ...

ETSL appoints superannuation chair

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
... sector, including managing director of Australian Ethical Investment. She has also been a director of the Financial Services Council, The Centre for Australian Ethical Research Pty Ltd, and the ANZ Staff Superannuation Fund. In addition, Adrian Young ...

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... their concerns. In a joint submission, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Financial Services Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Industry Super Network (ISN) have flagged issues ...

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... reason we are seeing that propensity to transact online is speed," said Lund, speaking at the recent Financial Services Council conference. "I have no doubt that the reason Google is so successful in Australia is because we have really poor broadband ...