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FAAA moves to combat adviser shortage with new partnership

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) India as it attempts to bridge the adviser gap. One of the main goals of the MoU, which was signed between ...

ANZ suspected of more mistakes amid bond saga

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... investigations are complete in a timely manner, that action is taken against any individuals who have not met the required standards and that the necessary steps are taken to ensure these conduct failures do not re-occur," ANZ chief executive Shayne ...

Super complaints rise in FY24: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024
... complaints reached an all-time low at 2709 complaints," AFCA said. "This reflects the positive impact of enhanced education standards and increased professionalism within the industry, leading to fewer disputes." Despite the overall downward trend in ...

CSLR warns adviser levy will balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... products has been welcomed by the industry. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of advocacy and standards policy Phil Anderson said this relief resolves a problem that was identified in the law following the passing of the Delivering ...

APRA questioned on super performance test

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... over returns. Independent MP Allegra Spender questioned APRA deputy chair Margaret Cole on whether APRA believes the standards to which the regulator holds super funds are adequate, or if there should be more focus put on super fund net returns. Cole ...

Down but not out: Busting defined benefit myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... cannot be altered. This adds security for members, given that insurers operate under strict actuarial and regulatory standards, which offer more protection than if the liabilities remain with the original corporate sponsor, she said. In contrast, if ...

Making a splash: The economic impact of AUKUS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... the Australian public as a fait accompli." "My first point of critique of AUKUS is that its genesis did not meet the standards that we, the Australian public, have every right to expect in a healthy liberal democracy," he told a recent UTS panel discussion ...

Insignia Financial to trial four-day work week

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2024
... important to our members and employers should be aware as they prepare offers that these clauses will become industry standards."

FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
... Association Australia (FAAA) unveiled the finalists for this year's awards as it recognises members who exhibit the highest standards and professionalism. This is the second year the awards take place following the merger of the Financial Planning Association ...

RQI Investors promotes three staffers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... and the University of Technology, she is a member of ITCG, the expert group that advises the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the International Sustainability Standards Board on their digital taxonomies. As for Guido, RQI said he now ...