Media Release
Media Release: FSC welcomes 2022-23 Budget
The 2022-2023 Federal Budget has delivered on the Government’s promise to implement its election commitments.
Media Release: Additional consumer protections to be included in FSC life insurance code of practice
The Financial Services Council has today announced further consumer protections will be included in the new Life Insurance Code of Practice with the first life insurance industry-wide guidelines on family and domestic violence as well as new protections in the genetics moratorium.
Media Release: Good advice would see a million more Australians with the life insurance they need
New research released today by the Financial Services Council (FSC) shows the combined effect of simplification of comprehensive advice and the introduction of a scalable advice model for life insurance would see a million more Australians have the life insurance cover they need.
Media Release: Piecemeal superannuation taxes will not fix budget structural deficit
New research released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) demonstrates that proposed piecemeal increases to superannuation taxes will not deliver a sustainable Federal Budget position.
Media Release: A path to affordable financial advice
The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the Quality of Advice Review consultation paper as it identifies a way forward to make quality advice accessible to more Australians.
Media Release: Climate Change Bill a welcome first step
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has outlined the importance of policy certainty for Australia’s investment community provided by the Government’s Climate Change Bill 2022 but says more needs to be done.
Media Release: Investment community acts on climate change
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and its fund management members are leading the transition to a lower emissions economy following the release of guidelines that will help combat climate change and greenwashing.
Media Release: FSC announces two new board appointments
The Financial Services Council (FSC) announces the appointment of Renato Mota, Chief Executive Officer of Insignia Financial and Alison Telfer, Country Head for Asset Management Australia and New Zealand of UBS Asset Management, as directors to the FSC Board.
Media Release: FSC welcomes review into Your Future, Your Super
The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the Government’s decision to pause the extension of the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test beyond MySuper products for 12 months, and to review the YFYS laws.
Media Release: Superannuation funds show the way forward to retirement
Millions of Australians can look forward to a brighter financial future in retirement with the superannuation system’s Retirement Income Covenant coming into effect tomorrow, 1 July 2022.
Media Release: More consumer protections for life insurance customers
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the life insurance industry have today published the new Life Insurance Code of Practice (the Life Code).