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Treasury delays CIPR timetable

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... giving superannuation trustees more time to get retirement income strategies in order. Robert told a Financial Services Council (FSC) event in Sydney this morning that following the first phase of retirement income framework consultation, the $50,000-and-over ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone growth slowing fast

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
... when it issued its October monetary policy statement. "Regarding non-standard monetary policy measures, the Governing Council will continue to make net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP) at the new monthly pace of €15 billion until ...

Chief economist update: Super Mario keeps his cool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
The European Central Bank's (ECB) October 25 Governing Council meeting concluded with a decision that markets widely expected. The ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark refinancing rate at 0%, the marginal lending facility rate at 0.25% ...

Life insurer early intervention reforms dumped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services' report released yesterday, the Financial Services Council said it was "deeply disappointed" the changes it was backing have been rejected. It means the current rules prevent life ...

Pension fund manager siphons $2m

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... convicted of fraud after he abused his position and stole close to $2 million in retirement savings. Former Westminster City Council pension fund manager Ian Woodall was convicted on a charge of fraud for abusing his position and concealing criminal ...

ASIC slams unacceptable reporting breaches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2018
... requirements, he added. Shipton warned boards and senior executives to address these "significant failings." Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said financial institutions more than ever need to embrace a sense of urgency to respond ...

Industry veterans join global commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... industry. The commission is part of the Liechtenstein Initiative, which responds directly to calls from the UN Security Council for states and the financial sector to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking. The project was developed by the Government ...

Give life code a chance, Loane tells Royal Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane equated removing the carve out of life insurance claim handling in the Corporations Act to using "a sledgehammer to crack a nut." Appearing before the financial services Royal Commission on ...

Labor super reforms can reach further heights: Industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... Opposition "has committed to consider the impact that any future changes to super would have on women." The Financial Services Council (FSC) said Labor's plan should be commended because it helps all Australians on the path to a comfortable retirement. ...

Chief economist update: Steady as she goes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
Yesterday's European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting would have been a big ho-hum were it not for some minor, albeit significant, tweaks in the bank's outlook. As expected, the ECB left interest rates unchanged - the benchmark ...