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Boost for corporate sector as Stronger Super details emerge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... reflecting the details announced today, we support the package," said John Brogden, chief executive officer, Financial Services Council.

FSC elects deputy chairman

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Financial Services Council has elected a new deputy chairman following the recent resignation from the board by former AllianceBernstein Australia chief executive, Michael Bargholz. Greg Cooper, chief executive of Schroder Investment Management ...

Planning industry unified on commissions: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... and growth of the profession," Helmich told Financial Standard. "Australia has the FPA Australia, the Financial Services Council and Future of Financial Advice reforms, we are more advanced and moving towards a marketplace without commissions." "In the ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... should not have to pay for advice or products they simply don't require." The event, hosted by the Financial Services Council, was also attended by Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bill Shorten, Minister for ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... for retirement so hopefully it will be onwards and upwards." On April 27, Van Der Wielen joined the Financial Services Council board as a director, the thirteenth board member including Craig Meller, managing director, AMP Financial Services and Brad ...

Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... industry's chief executives after a survey of 31 chief executives from wealth management companies by Financial Services Council (FSC) and PwC found proposed reforms to superannuation and financial advice were universally held as the number one concern ...

ANZ fears regulation could hamper scaled advice

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... interest' advice could halt the industry's migration into the world of scaled advice. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) conference, Barrett spoke of the need for dealership groups to embrace technology but also warned that industry reforms ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
Financial advisers fear that new measures from the Financial Services Council aimed at reducing churn in the insurance market will lead to some penalties for acting in the best interest of a client. Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive officer ...

Govt uncertainty plagues wealth mgmt industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... population, a new report has revealed. The survey of 31 chief executives from wealth management companies by Financial Services Council (FSC) and PwC found proposed reforms to superannuation and financial advice were universally held as the number one ...

New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... publish their environmental, social and governance risk under a new reporting guide launched today. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have teamed up to produce the ESG Reporting Guide for ...