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Talkin' bout my generation

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... advisers was raised at the session that tackled the question of "advice as a profession" at a recent Financial Services Council conference. Richard Klipin, chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said, Baby Boomer advisers are ...

Asian managers eye Fund Passport

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... Asia-Pacific RBC Investor Services. Travers was speaking about the importance of an ARFP at the recent Financial Services Council conference. "But promoters must continually assess their best product, distribution options and ways to improve operational ...

FSC launches life commission claw-back

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... advisers repay their entire commissions on life insurance if a policy lapses in the first year. The Financial Services Council (FSC) will spearhead the claw-back system, which could see advisers repay 100% of their remuneration from the insurer if the ...

No roadblocks to success: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... back of the current Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten's address to the Financial Services Council conference the previous day, who he challenged to look into some of the more sensible recommendations in the Cooper Review. ...

MySuper outside government scope

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... measuring the commerciality of the various funds that are available," said Girgis, who was speaking at the Financial Services Council conference, as part of a panel discussion on competition in the superannuation industry. Girgis said that the government ...

ACSA lends weight to ASIC tech focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... issues for the association, which it will be addressing in a session to be held this afternoon at the Financial Services Council's Annual Conference. ACSA's primary concern is that the report does not adequately reflect the complexity of the industry. ...

Value still key in insurance

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... [the industry] when we talk about those things," said Clarke, at a panel discussion yesterday at the Financial Services Council conference. Advisers should instead concentrate on creating value for clients, because "the consumer does not care about the ...

Portfolio Disclosure guideline released

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
A working group formed by the Financial Services Council has put together draft guidelines for portfolio disclosure in response to ASIC's call for super funds and managed funds to disclose their investments last year. The guidelines will propose that ...

AusSuper introduces new member risk framework

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... combining the two. The new approach factored in the Standard Risk Measure guidance released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) and Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA) last year. The purpose of this Standard Risk Measure is to allow super ...

MySuper to commoditise super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... superannuation industry, said Rice Warner Actuaries in their latest fee report that was commissioned by the Financial Services Council. "The initial emphasis of MySuper will be on costs rather than investment performance. MySuper will be very similar ...