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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) ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... and reduce the likelihood they are driven into the hands of risky schemes and questionable actors." Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Blake Briggs, however, said the government must ensure a clear distinction between full professional ...

ASFA names board chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2026
... and as 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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