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Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... to Report 581, Darren McShane's review of RG97 earlier this year. Responding this afternoon, the Financial Services Council said it welcomed several of the changes to RG97, with FSC chief executive Sally Loane describing ASIC's update as a "positive ...

Above and beyond: Planner excellence recognised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
... their most vulnerable, such as when they have complex family needs. He is an active participant in the FPA's Cancer Council Pro Bono Advice program and a range of other charities." Dunbar also regularly contributes to thought leadership programs ...

FSC hails super choice amendments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2019
The Financial Services Council has praised the government for introducing amendments to superannuation laws. The introduction to parliament of amendments to superannuation laws to allow workers in new enterprise agreements to choose their own superannuation ...

Colonial First State appoints former Schroders chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... was Schroders Australia's chief executive for 12 years ending December 2018. He also served as the Financial Services Council's deputy chair and director for 10 years. He currently holds directorships at Tcorp, Perpetual and OpenInvest. He joins the ...

ACSI, AFIC respond to Westpac scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors welcomed the announcement today that Brian Hartzer will step down as chief executive of Westpac. "The actions taken today reflect the seriousness of the incidents and the failure of the bank to meet ...

FSC, ISA face off over APRA heat map

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
... superannuation have taken vastly different positions on APRA's recently unveiled MySuper heat map. The Financial Services Council and Industry Super Australia have aired uniquely different perspectives on APRA's new MySuper heat map, with the FSC urging ...

Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... second day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne, Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy Cooper led Financial Services Council New Zealand chief executive Richard Klipin and president and chief executive of the United States' Employee Benefit Research ...

RMBS scrutiny could be loosened in US

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... was in line with tighter supervision and regulation of mortgage lending by banks. The RBA said that it, along with the Council of Financial Regulators (which includes ASIC and APRA), is monitoring the growth of non-bank lenders for possible emerging ...

Calls for clarity on personal advice in DDO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... of platform operators in the design and distribution obligations legislation must be clarified, the Financial Services Council has argued in its submission. When financial advisers use a platform to implement personal advice for a client, the platform ...

Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... one of those members to this day. "Rest also works with our investment managers, investment advisers and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors to engage with the companies and entities we invest in, and to improve disclosure of climate change ...