ASIC has released Regulatory Guide 263 Financial Services and Credit Panel (RG 263) which sets out the principles and processes of the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP).

The role of the FSCP will be to decide whether ASIC makes banning orders against individuals for misconduct in the course of providing retail financial services and/or engaging in credit activities where the matter is appropriate for peer review because of its significance, complexity or novelty.

RG 263 covers the types of matters to be referred to sitting panels of the FSCP and the hearing procedures and decisions of these panels.

Members of the FSCP are appointed by ASIC and comprise a pool of industry participants with relevant expertise in the financial services or credit fields.