Advice Board Committee

Mandate

This Committee has responsibility for the development of the Financial Services Council's strategies and policies in relation to financial advice and Financial Advisory Networks (FANs).

The Committee’s objectives are to:

enhance the operation of the financial services regulatory regime to ensure that FANs are able to provide affordable quality advice;
demonstrate the value of advice and FANs;
promote sound quality assurance and governance practices in the financial advice industry; and
maintain and increase consumer confidence in FANs and financial advice.

The Committee also has oversight of the Financial Services Council's relationship with relevant regulators and government departments that have responsibility for financial advice and FANs, including: the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Department of Treasury.

Chair

FSC Director, Craig Meller, Managing Director, AMP Financial Services Ltd

FSC Contact

Cecilia Storniolo

Senior Policy Manager

P: 02 8235 2533

E: cstorniolo@fsc.org.au

Members of the Advice Board Committee

Bill	Danaher	Q Invest Ltd	General Manager
Craig	Meller	AMP Financial Services Ltd	Managing Director
David	Carter	Suncorp Life & Superannuation Ltd
David	Lane	Count Financial Limited	Chief Executive Officer
Eric	Schimpf	Macquarie Bank Ltd	Head of Macquarie Private Wealth, BFS
Geoff	Lloyd	Perpetual Ltd	Group Executive Private Wealth and Head of Retail Distribution
Grahame	Evans	Professional Investment Services Group	Managing Director
Greg	Miller	MLC Financial Services	General Manager
John	Cowan	HWK Group	Head of Financial Services
Kevin	Stone	AMP Financial Services Ltd	General Manager - Operations
Mark	Spiers	BT Financial Group	General Manager - Advice
Marianne	Perkovic	Colonial First State Investments Ltd	General Manager - Advice
Michael	Carter	IOOF Holdings Ltd	Head of IOOF Advice Division
Paul	Barrett	ANZ Wealth	General Manager - Advice & Distribution
Rick	Di Cristoforo	Matrix Planning Solutions	Managing Director
Simon	Harris	Guardian Advice	Executive Manager
Terry	Reid	State Super Financial Services Australia Limited	Acting Chief Executive Officer