Inquiry into FinTech a boon for Australian consumers

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) welcomes the creation of a Senate Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology as recognition of the critical roles Fintech and RegTech

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FSC staff announcement

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The Financial Services Council’s Director of Policy Andrew Bragg has resigned and will leave the FSC at the end of November. Mr Bragg has been a member of the FSC’s

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Major step forward for Indigenous Australians and financial services

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The Financial Services Council and First Nations Foundation congratulate AUSTRAC for the release of its guidance note to aide the identification of people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage

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FSC Statement on Turnbull Ministry changes

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The Financial Services Council congratulates the Hon Steven Ciobo on his Cabinet appointment as Australia’s second Trade and Investment Minister. Andrew Bragg, FSC director of policy said: “This portfolio will

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FSC Pre-Budget Submission: Budget changes needed for financial services exports

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The Financial Services Council has called on the Government to conclude the 2009 Johnson Review recommendations to bolster the export of Australian financial services. Andrew Bragg, FSC Director of Policy

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FSC Statement – Economic growth through a new tax mix

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The Financial Services Council has released a transformational tax reform package designed to grow the economy and reverse Australia’s collapsing competitiveness and flat productivity. The package of growth-enhancing tax reform

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Australians will get a boost in retirement savings under super reforms

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Average working Australians would have thousands of dollars more in their retirement savings if bigger superannuation funds faced stronger competitive tensions, the Financial Services Council said yesterday. A new report

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Statement from the Financial Services Council on the new Turnbull Ministry

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The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the Turnbull government’s appointments of the Hon Scott Morrison as Treasurer and the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer as Assistant Treasurer. Both Ministers have significant policy

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ChAFTA must pass Parliament during October sittings

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The Financial Services Council has set a deadline for the Parliament to show bipartisan support for the China-Australian Free Trade Agreement legislation by passing it during the October sittings. This

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FSC opening statement to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties: China Australia FTA

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Introduction I thank the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties for the opportunity to appear at the public hearings into the China Australia Free Trade Agreement. For this purpose, the FSC

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