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ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... a special adviser for ASIC. Elkins also held the role of director at ASFA and a member of the Financial Services Council (FSC) superannuation board committee in the past. Elkins succeeds Gary Dransfield, who is stepping down after four years in the role. ...

Platforms are not solution providers: AZ NGA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
... productivity, reiterating that it is the advice business' responsibility to do so. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Shaping Advice Summit, Barrett took aim at platforms for how they portray themselves as the leaders in solving adviser ...

Local advice sector an attractive opportunity for global PE firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... "infancy", many can capitalise on buying low and selling high. Speaking in a panel discussion at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Shaping Advice Summit in Sydney this morning, AZ NGA group chief executive Paul Barrett said the local advice platforms ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
The Financial Services Council ( FSC ) has called for a significant overhaul of ASIC's supervisions of financial advice licensees, arguing stronger regulatory oversight is needed to better protect consumers following recent industry failures. In a white ...

Fight between SMC and FSC on super rages on

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has called out the Financial Services Council (FSC) on making selective claims about performance and costs of 'platform' super funds compared with performance-tested mainstream MySuper funds. A latest research by FSC ...

FSCP bans adviser over client advice failures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
The Financial Services Credit Panel (FSCP) has cancelled the registration of financial adviser Peter Morrison-Dowd and banned him from providing personal advice to retail clients until at least September 2027 after finding multiple breaches of his legal ...

ASIC calls out platform trustees: 'Clear breach of trust'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
... compensate members for investment failures on their platforms. A week before the consultation opened, Financial Services Council (FSC) put out a standard for its members to strengthen self-governance across superannuation platforms, including limiting ...

FSC links active super choices to stronger retirement outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... significantly improve their retirement outcomes, according to new research commissioned by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The research, conducted by NMG Consulting, found making relatively simple decisions early in a person's working life, such ...

Former Insignia boss joins InvestStream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... $300 billion in assets under management (AUM). He also served as a non-executive director at the Financial Services Council (FSC) alongside director roles across Shadforth Financial Group and Bridges Financial Services. Commenting, InvestStream founder ...

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
The Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) has prohibited Stephen Rogers from being registered as a financial adviser for another three years. Melbourne-based Stephen Rogers, a representative of United Global Capital, had been prohibited from registering ...