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Wealth heavyweights join FSC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Some big names in wealth management have joined the board of the Financial Services Council, including from AMP and Challenger. AMP chief executive, wealth management Alex Wade, Challenger chief financial officer Andrew Tobin and Jason Yetton - who ...

Budget: RC response to cost over $600m

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... whether industry had implemented the Commission's recommendations, but did not provide a cost. The Financial Services Council said it supported APRA and ASIC's additional funding, adding appropriate resourcing was essential in "enabling the regulators ...

New board directors at Future Generation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... Foundation. She was previously Citibank's director of corporate affairs for APAC. She is a member of the Ascham School Council, the Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust, a director at Our Watch and an ambassador for the Australian Indigenous Education ...

CFR, ATO report on SMSF borrowing arrangements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
A new report by the Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) and the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has found limited recourse borrowing arrangements in SMSFs are not a risk to the financial system. The report by CFR and ATO was commissioned by the government ...

HESTA appoints new director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2019
... workers has appointed a new director. Sophie Ismail was appointed to the HESTA board this month, representing the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Ismail will replace Michael Borowick, who recently left the ACTU after eight years, on the fund's ...

Robert slates industry over inactive accounts

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2019
... industry over its "lazy" attitude in dealing with inactive superannuation accounts. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's Life Insurance Conference in Sydney this morning, the Assistant Treasurer noted how the Government's Protecting Your Super ...

Unions have right to express views: Combet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... law ensures that only what is in members' interest get through a superannuation trustee board. Last week, Australian Council of Trade Unions president Michele O'Neil urged unions to leverage their workers' money in the superannuation system ...

FSC to enact binding standard on genetic testing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... plans to launch a new Life Insurance Code of Practice from July 1, but during the feedback period the Financial Services Council heard the code was not written in comprehensible English and ASIC approval was needed. Instead, the FSC will enact a binding ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... associated with property investments. An investment is negatively geared when expenses (such as interest, depreciation, council rates etc.) exceed the income earned from renting the property. The loss can be offset against future capital gains. Opposition ...

Cbus director wins trustee award

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... director. She is the only new director to join the board. McLennan was previously the general secretary of the Queensland Council of Unions. David Smith, Naomi Edwards, Louise du Pre-Alba and Suzette Thurman were all re-elected. AIST President, Catherine ...