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How super funds could better support members: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024
... Retirement, surveyed 1000 Australians 55 and older and highlighted the important role super funds play in providing retirement education and tools to members. It found 51% of pre-retirees and 39% of retirees look to their fund for guidance around their ...

ASIC issues experienced pathway guidance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... released new guidance for financial advisers who could potentially qualify as experienced providers and skip further education and training. The regulator today released Information Sheet 281 FAQS: Relevant providers - Accessing the experienced provider ...

Aware Super appoints general manager, strategy and transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2024
... experience of interacting with their super on their terms - including access to appropriate financial advice, financial education and the simple help they need to do what they want to do with their super." With Aware Super having now delivered its Catalyst ...

Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said she supports recent proposals around adviser education from the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) because "we need far more people with these qualifications" and the ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... for feminised industries Schubert said the anticipated pay rises for highly feminised industries like early childhood education and aged care workers has been welcomed. "These are big steps on the road to gender equity - and the government has signalled ...

Budget 2024: Cost of living relief takes centre stage

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... allocated for the interim 15% increase. The government will provide funding towards a wage increase for the early childhood education and care workforce, with details to be finalised following the Fair Work Commission processes currently underway.

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... advisers who are going to be retiring over the coming years. Growth of adviser numbers is impossible under the current education regime." By working together with other advice professionals that comprise the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG), the ...

FAAA calls for 'fairness' ahead of Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... tax deductibility of financial advice, enabling advisers access to the ATO portal, more support for financial adviser education and exam price relief, and to reverse the proposed changes to Reduce Input Tax Credits for advice fees. FAAA chief executive ...

Advisers must unite for major reforms: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024
... work through what this means for us as an industry." The panel will also feature Andrew Gregory, the head of advice and education at UniSuper, and Ashurst partner Jonathan Gordon. It will be moderated by Andrew Bird, head of advice at JBWere. Financial ...

ART names advice and education leads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has revamped its advice, guidance and education team and created two new leadership roles. ART executive general manager for advice, guidance and education Anne Fuchs said the new team structure will best position the ...