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Former Cbus executive joins Tasplan board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... extensive not-for-profit and government-related board and committee experience, including as a past director at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Investment Management Consultants Association (ICMA). Tasplan board chair ...

FSC moves to protect retail super from ALP 'tinkering'

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
The Financial Services Council has gone in to bat for retail superannuation fund members over Labor's proposed changes to franking credits. In a submission to the House of Representatives Economics Committee, the FSC outlined the impact of the current ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The Financial Services Council has released a new draft life insurance code of practice that makes 30 changes to the code in place since 2017. The second iteration of the code aims to lift the standards in product design, sales, underwriting, customer ...

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... board of guardians, effective today. Fraser previously sat on the boards of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Australian Council of Financial Regulators. He was also a secretary to the Department of Treasury for three and a half years. "Mr Fraser has ...

Scrapping LRBAs would be detrimental to investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... objectives with their long-term retirement savings goals," he said. "It's to be hoped that the current review of LRBAs by the Council of Financial Regulators gives this form of debt full and objective consideration." Thinktank has financed 265 LRBAs ...

Life insurers fear genetic testing changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... would accept genetic test results from applicants who already had genetic tests on hand. This week, the Financial Services Council announced it will spearhead a new moratorium to stop using genetic test results as part of insurance applications on 1 ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... specifically letting the issue of multiple accounts get out of control. Robert told this week's Financial Services Council policy breakfast that sending annual statements to members under the guise of "engagement" isn't good enough. He was particularly ...

Chief economist update: BOE waiting on Brexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
When the Bank of England's (BOE) Monetary Policy Council (MPC) unanimously voted to raise the Bank Rate by 25 bps to 0.75% on the 2nd of August, BOE governor Mark Carney was quoted as saying, "The mistake is to always wait, wait, wait until you ...

Industry fund appoints former Labor politician

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... Minister, she introduced plain packaging for tobacco products. She currently chairs Bupa Australia and New Zealand, and Cancer Council Australia. She is also a non-executive director at Dexus and Lifestyle Communities. Roxon is stepping down from two ...

FSC appoints UBS, Mercer heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
The Financial Services Council has appointed Mercer and UBS Asset Management's Australian heads to its board to fill two director vacancies. Mercer Australia managing director Ben Walsh and UBS Asset Management Australia chief executive Bryce Doherty ...