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Brexit won't impact Australia greatly: Treasurer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... financial authorities says the country is well placed to manage the economic and financial repercussions of Brexit. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) presented a report to the federal government earlier this month reflecting the combined views ...

Financial Sector Advisory Council back in action

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
The Financial Sector Advisory Council has been reconstructed with new appointments and a mandate to advise the federal government on regulator performance as well as its implementation of the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). The rebuilt Council will ...

Regulators defended in calls for Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... Building and Construction Commission as a tough cop on the construction industry beat," Turnbull said. The Financial Services Council (FSC) also rejects Shorten's call, labeling it "an unnecessary and inefficient use of time and resources." FSC chief ...

KPMG appoints wealth management and compliance director

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... Financial where she was a key account manager. Prior to this she worked as a senior policy manager with the Financial Services Council. Commenting on Storniolo's appointment Jacinta Munro, partner in charge of KPMG's wealth management compliance and ...

CFA societies launch advocacy council

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
A newly formed regional advocacy council for Australia and New Zealand is aiming to champion ethical behaviour and leadership in investment markets as well as set benchmarks to improve market integrity. The council is being run by Chartered Financial ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... companies that they invest in. All the representatives of the superannuation sector sitting on the ASX Corporate Governance Council require listed companies to have a majority of independent directors. This measure, which globally applies to listed companies ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... intervention," SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said. "The government does recommend the monitoring of LRBAs by the Council of Financial Regulators and the ATO to review any risks associated with LRBAs, and to report back in three years. ...

ASIC would "rarely" ban products

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... that this would affect innovation and competition," Medcraft noted. As reported in Financial Standard, Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane recently said Australia was "overloaded with regulation" and that "we don't need any new laws." ...

China trade deal must not be delayed: FSC

ANDREW BRAGG, DIRECTOR OF POLICY, FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
Andrew Robb's China free trade deal provides vast opportunities for Australia's financial services industry. It builds on strong foundations set by former Prime Ministers Whitlam, Hawke, Howard and Gillard and puts Australia ahead of the USA, Japan ...

ASX records $400m profit

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
... approximately $7.3 million per annum to its clients based on 2015 financial year volumes. The ASX said the outcome from a Council of Financial Regulators review of cash equities clearing was expected soon and that post Global Financial Crisis (GFC) regulatory ...