The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has appointed Liz Field as its interim chief executive as it awaits a decision on whether its skills council licence will be renewed.
Field was CEO of the FSSC's predecessor organisations, latterly the National Training Organisation, and has more than 20 years' experience driving skills development. The FSSC submitted its application for re-licensing to the UK Commission last week after receiving feedback from more than 1,000 employers, trade bodies and stakeholders. An independent team led by former Fidelity multi-manager head Simon Ellis, who has since departed the FSSC, is reportedly proposing the council be split into five sub-sectors encompassing financial planning, banking, accountancy, insurance and investmen...
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