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Default fund listings unnecessary: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... in awards is not necessary following the introduction of MySuper. Speaking in Sydney this morning, Financial Services Council (FSC) chief John Brogden said that while the Commission has indicated a preference for options under which default funds remain ...

US releases model FATCA agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... US Treasury has released details for future intergovernmental agreements on FATCA, a step that the Financial Services Council says brings resolution of the US-Australia potential compliance problem one step closer. The model agreement will serve as a ...

Treasury heavy handed on portfolio disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... funds, after it was first flagged in the 2010 Cooper review. It will be a major issue explored at the Financial Services Council annual conference, to be held on 1-3 August at the Gold Coast in Queensland. Despite industry plans to self regulate the ...

FSC focuses FATCA talk on govt agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Financial Services Council chief John Brogden is back in Washington DC arguing for a country specific exemption for Australian super funds to avoid compliance burdens associated with the contentious FATCA regime. Under draft Foreign Account Tax Compliance ...

Hunter Hall appoints ex-Perpetual CEO

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... Perpetual he was head of the Funds Management Group at Macquarie Bank and served as chairman of the Financial Services Council between 2007 and 2010. Peter Hall AM, Hunter Hall's executive chairman said the appointment rounds out recent changes in which ...

Fix churn with watch list: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... that would identify advisers participating in the practice. The AFA proposal is in response to recent Financial Services Council (FSC) calls for a crackdown on 'churning.' The watch list would extend as far as allowable under privacy legislation with ...

Handle churn through dealer groups, don't target advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
The Financial Services Council (FSC) should develop standards to force dealer groups and life companies to manage individual advisers churning business rather than punish the entire industry, reveals an opinion survey of independent advisers conducted ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller has been elected deputy chairman of the Financial Services Council. Meller joins Schroder Investment Management Australia's chief executive officer, Greg Cooper, as deputy chair, as well as Macquarie ...

SuperStream levy unclear

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
The Financial Services Council has raised concerns on the expenditure of monies levied on the industry to pay for SuperStream and the manner in which they are to be raised. Speaking at public hearings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... at Eureka, Level 89, in Melbourne last night. The ceremony was hosted by John Brogden, head of the Financial Services Council. The awards were organised by La Trobe Financial, with sponsorship from National Australia Bank, JP Morgan, Commonwealth Bank ...