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What Future Fund looks for in managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2019
... abundance, a Future Fund executive said at a conference in Melbourne yesterday. Speaking to the Australian Investment Council Conference in Melbourne yesterday, Future Fund deputy chief investment officer for private markets Wendy Norris said the sovereign ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario's last hurrah

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... "Inflationary pressures remain muted and indicators of inflation expectations have declined." When the bank's Governing Council meets again on September 12, it'll find the "rising threat of protectionism" has risen further with the escalation ...

Government extends FASEA deadlines

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... advisers the appropriate time to prepare for the exam and to deal with their other challenges." The Financial Services Council and CPA Australia also welcomed the extensions. FSC chief executive Sally Loane said the announcement shows leadership and ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... according to Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this week, the head of the FPA said the advice industry was still being "ripped apart" in Canberra for ...

Members shift to industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
... industry, but it comes down to how they can achieve better member outcomes, he said. Also on the panel, Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said while the retail sector has taken a hit, it will "come back in a competitive fashion". ...

It's time for super to move on: Combet

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
... according to Industry Super Australia chair Greg Combet. Speaking at the opening session on day two of the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this morning, Combet said that given the super system is responsible for the prospect of Australia ...

Climate policy more than divesting: UniSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
... Appearing on a panel discussing the investment landscape for Australia's fund managers to kick off the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this morning, Pearce was asked about the impact of climate change on super funds, and how the $80 billion ...

SMSF Association patron steps down

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... of World Vision Australia, currently remaining as chief advocate at the NGO. Additionally, he is chair of the Community Council of Australia, and a member of the multi-stakeholder steering committee of the EU-Australia Leadership Forum. Ralston said ...

Peak bodies respond to government roadmap

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... and submitted to the regulators for approval, according to chief executive Anna Bligh. Finally, the Financial Services Council welcomed the "certainty" it said the roadmap gives the industry, saying it can approach the task of implementation in more ...

Super sector needs to end culture war

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019
... retirement balances for members. Reflecting on his pre-parliamentary career as a policy adviser for the Financial Services Council, he said his participation in this "civil war" was "unproductive" compared with focusing on outcomes for savers. He also ...