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Government must commit to fixing CSLR: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson is again calling on the government to fix the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). Th FAAA has previously highlighted three critical ...

FAAA accuses government of crucial CSLR failure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) believes the government may have failed in its obligations when introducing the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) by skipping a key step. Following a review of documents the FAAA obtained ...

Dixon Advisory clients should be heard at Senate inquiry: Anderson

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards Phil Anderson has urged the Senate Committee inquiry into Dixon Advisory to hear from ex-clients. Anderson said it should never be forgotten that it's ...

CFS delivers 16.6% returns for growth members

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... option returned 13.8% in 2024, while the FirstChoice Employer Super growth option delivered a staggering 16.6%. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) recently found high-growth options were delivering returns "as high as 15%" industry-wide ...

Bull market buoys super funds' 2024 returns

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... Superannuation funds turned in double-digit returns for the 2024 calendar year thanks to the bull market, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), with some achieving nearly 12% for their balanced options. Rest's ...

February rate cut unlikely after inflation data

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JAN 2025
... year's sales figures, were quickly followed by record Boxing Day sales, with Roy Morgan and the Australian Retailers Association reporting sales were up 4% on last year to $1.3 billion spend for the day," he said. "Our forecast for the first RBA ...

Government bolsters funding for payday super reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... affected worker missing out on $1800 in super a year - which could mean more than $30,000 less in retirement savings. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) analysis similarly showed that in real terms, a 25-year-old median income ...

IFM urges investment in housing, hires former Dexus chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2024
... the right policy settings can deliver strong returns to members and address the housing shortage." Community Housing Association chief executive Wendy Hayhurst mirrored Whiteley's sentiment adding that industry super funds have long invested in nation-building ...

Chalmers unveils new-look RBA boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2024
... management. She recently served as chief executive of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and deputy chair of the Australian Banking Association. "She will bring a deep understanding of Australia's financial system and an important regional perspective to ...

Three universities ditch financial planning courses

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2024
... Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning as well as the Ethics for Professional Advisers bridging unit. Financial Advice Association Australia general manager of education Anne Palmer said: "The FAAA remains particularly concerned by the continuing decline ...