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NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... more affordable help with their retirement, without the cost of full personal advice. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Retirement Summit in Sydney last week, HUB24 chief executive and managing director Andrew Alcock, however, pointed ...

The risks keeping APRA's new deputy chair up at night

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... super system or cause catastrophic losses for members. Giving his first address in the new role at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Retirement Summit, Bradbury said APRA is open to adjustments in current regulations that disincentivise investments ...

Early access undermines super's purpose: Mulino

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2026
... preservation would undermine intergenerational protections and hurt the most vulnerable. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Retirement Summit, Mulino said Australia's spending on the Age Pension as a share of gross domestic product ...

Guaranteed income gives retirees 'licence to spend': JPMAM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... Management (JPMAM) portfolio manager and head of target date strategies Daniel Oldroyd. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Retirement Summit in Sydney, Oldroyd said a guaranteed income can help give retirees a licence to spend their savings. ...

AFSL specialist snags Entireti head of advice risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... model in the face of concerted opposition," Mahadeea said. MDS recently urged Treasury to assess the Financial Services Council's proposal to lift levies paid by licensees, noting an advice practice could face an increased levy of up to 950% under some ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... it's always better for customers to get compensated as soon as possible when something has failed." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs however says it is important ASIC's power doesn't lead to scope creep and proper ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... including preventing superannuation being identified as the solution to Australia's economic challenges," Financial Services Council chief executive Blake Briggs said. CPA Australia chief executive Chris Freeland commented Australians are retiring in ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
My Dealer Services (MDS) has called on Treasury to assess the Financial Services Council's (FSC) latest proposal to lift levies paid by licensees to ASIC, which it describes as an "attack" on small licensees. MDS has written to the Treasury to intervene ...

Former UBS Asset Management executive pops up at RAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... roles at BT Investment Management/Pendal Group, AXA, Perpetual and Challenger. He also worked with the Financial Services Council for more than six years as a director and a member of the funds management board committee. RAM group chief executive and ...

FSC raises the bar for PC managers with fresh standards

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has released a new standard and guidance note for members on private markets, with a special focus allocated for private credit managers. Both the FSC Standard No. 30: Private Markets Best Practice Principles (mandatory) ...
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