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FAAA celebrates adviser excellence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has announced the winners of its annual awards in Brisbane overnight, including Adviser of the Year and CFP Professional of the Year. Presented as part of the annual FAAA Congress, the awards presented ...

AI no silver bullet for advice process, documentation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... according to Retrac director Travis Carter, who helps advisers with technology solutions. Carter told the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress on day two that advisers need "to be careful" with how AI is used. This includes all advice ...

Self-regulation on the cards: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... earned "profession" status and has the potential to self-regulate in the near future, according to Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chair David Sharpe. In six years' time, Sharp believes the advice profession will at least be co-regulated ...

'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... distinctly delineate between its proposed new class of advisers (NCAs) and financial advisers, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) warns in anticipation of the looming Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) Tranche 2 reforms. Addressing ...

SMSFs surpass $1tn milestone

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2024
... non-residential properties. The average assets per SMSF sits at $1.55 million while the median is about $877,500. SMSF Association chief executive Peter Burgess said while the figures are estimates, they underscore the confidence Australians place in ...

$3m super tax faces uncertain future

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2024
The SMSF Association (SMSFA) has welcomed reports the government's $3 million superannuation tax, which was expected to come into effect 1 July 2025, could be shelved until after the next federal election. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the ...

Super funds set renewables targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has welcomed the decision at a recent Treasury investor roundtable to progress work towards encouraging greater investment in Australia's renewables transition. The roundtable was for the Net ...

Australians satisfied with super performance: ASFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
New research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) finds most Australians are satisfied with the returns their super fund is delivering, with only 6% deeming their fund's performance poor. Surveying 1500 adults across ...

ASIC flags 'consistently weak' claims processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... where they have a high number of claims or extensive delays in handling, the letter read. Appearing at the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, ASIC commissioner Simone Constant said she had chosen to write to trustees ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... announced new reforms the government will be rolling out for Australia's superannuation system. Speaking at the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, Chalmers gave an address laying out the reforms, which focus ...