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FAAA celebrates membership renewals, anticipates more

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
... according to chief executive Sarah Abood. The end of financial year marked a critical membership juncture for the association, Abood noted. "The end of the financial year is the first big milestone for membership," she said. "This year it was the critical ...

FAAA awards Gwen Fletcher Memorial prize

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has awarded a Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award to a Sydney-based financial adviser. Kristine Pham, an associate private wealth adviser at Lipman Burgon & Partners, won the award for the first semester of ...

Australian Retirement Trust makes three leadership appointments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
... engagement. She has been with the fund, previously Sunsuper, for eight years, and also previously held roles with the Association of Financial Advisers, ING Australia and Bankers Trust. Finally, Anne Fuchs has been named executive general manager of ...

HESTA pushes for gig worker super entitlements

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2023
... towards achieving a fairer and more equitable superannuation framework for all Australians," Blakey concluded. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) previously noted that the growing prominence of gig economy jobs could lead to ...

Adviser numbers drop, FAAA strengthens recruitment

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... commensurate to the skyrocketing demand for advice. As at May 10, there are just 15,993 practising advisers, according to the association's modelling of ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. This equates to a 45% drop from the peak of 25,805 at the end ...

Budget of missed opportunities: Industry

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2023
... on taxpayers, including small business owners and primary producers, is fully explored." Burgess outlined that the association believes using a member's total super balance to calculate earnings is neither simple nor fair. "By definition, a member's ...

FAAA suggests adviser pathway tweaks

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has supported the government's experienced adviser pathway proposal, though suggests the measure be better targeted. The proposal, opened to consultation last month, seeks to clarify the educational ...

Industry welcomes experience pathway consultation

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2023
... and 31 December 2021 would meet one part of the educational requirements. Its chief executive Sarah Abood said the association believes that relevant experience is an important element in maintaining the required standard. "For professional, quality ...

SMSF Association names head of membership

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023
... serves as head of policy and technical services at BT, a tenure he has held for over 15 years. As a fellow of the association, Sparks also holds an SMSF specialist advisor designation. He is a former member of the SA State Chapter committee and has previously ...

Aussies happy with compulsory super: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
... members believing those who are self-employed should also be mandated to contribute. This is a headline result from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2023 Fund Member Survey and includes many individuals who considered themselves ...