Media Release

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes Scott Hartley, CEO AMP Australian Wealth Management and Michelle Taylor, Chief Executive, People, Corporate Affairs and Strategy for Challenger Ltd as Directors to the FSC Board.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the introduction of legislation today to implement the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) and the Retirement Income Covenant.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes Nick Fels, Chief Executive Officer of Bell Asset Management Ltd as a Director to the FSC Board.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) Chief Executive Officer Sally Loane has announced that she will leave at the end of the year, after seven years at the helm of the policy and advocacy organisation.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has today announced it will be introducing an enforceable FSC Standard to prohibit the use of exclusions and restrictive disability definitions because a member is employed in a high-risk occupation. 

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has today released the White Paper on Financial Advice, a blueprint for a simplified regulatory framework that could reduce the cost of providing financial advice by almost $2,000, or up to 37 per cent.

The financial services industry is this week implementing one of the most significant and wide-ranging set of reforms ever for the sector.

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has urged the Government to amend the proposed Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) to prevent the “moral hazard” of shifting costs onto companies and consumers who have done nothing wrong.