Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 11 - 20 of 530 results for "Advocacy"

New deputy chair for FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2026
... demographics, a mature savings system, emerging asset classes and disruptive technology, the role for the FSC to drive advocacy and good policy to deliver financial confidence has never been more important." The FSC also appointed Schroders Australia ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... resources and encouragement they need that no one else can offer. She also spearheads the SOS Save Our Super website, an advocacy group that is fighting for justice for victims. The site has comprehensive resources and information and contacts for those ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... concessionally taxed for every Australian, from the lowest earner to those with $20 million in super," ASFA chief policy and advocacy officer James Koval said. "In almost every circumstance, people will pay a lower tax rate on their super investment ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... ASFA estimated that five million individual accounts lost insurance cover as a result of this. ASFA chief policy and advocacy officer James Koval said the research shows a significant mismatch between current policy settings and the present-day reality ...

Top JBWere wealth leader heads to UBS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... business building, risk management, and talent development. His extensive board-level experience in governance and industry advocacy in Australia adds depth to UBS's leadership team," the Swiss bank said in a release. UBS said Nick Hughes will act ...

Women in Super announces new board line-up

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... has refreshed its board, appointing two new directors and welcoming back a former member as it sharpens its focus on advocacy, equity and industry engagement. First up is Carla De Campo, executive director of public affairs at IFM Investors where she ...

Advisers acquired 300k new clients in 2025: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... relationships have stabilised over the past year. At the same time, advised Australians report higher satisfaction, stronger advocacy, and greater improvements in financial wellbeing. It appears that women may be more affected by financial pressures ...

Top Koda Capital exec exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... spent nine years at AMP in several senior leadership roles, including general manager of AMP Advice, head of adviser advocacy during a major transformation program, and managing director of Charter Financial Planning. Earlier in her career, she held ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... start of her career in 1987, the judges said, they were impressed with Swanson's dedication, overall contribution and advocacy for the profession and purpose-built business practices around the client journey. Boutique Advisers' managing director Gary ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... Congress 2025 has heard. There are currently only 185 risk specialists across Australia, FAAA general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson confirmed, and around 600 advisers who are responsible for at least half of the Australian risk ...