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FAAA announces 2024 awards finalists

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2024
The Financial Advice 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 ...

Trust in advisers reaches new high: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2024
Trust in financial advisers is at an all-time high, according to a new survey from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which found their value-add has been particularly critical in the cost-of-living crisis. The Value of Advice Index ...

Mercer names investment solutions lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024
... product rating in the local marketplace. Jacques is a former general manager of the Australian Goals Based Advice Association, an investment research firm in the robo-advice sector and chief operating officer of a boutique hedge fund established by the ...

ATO revises advice fee tax deductibility rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2024
... and cannot be deducted, and that ongoing advice fees are deductible. Responding to the decision, Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said: "We want to thank the ATO for bringing this matter to a conclusion." "The ...

Nudging pre-retirees has 'little effect'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... measures to make it easier for Australians to access financial advice - including the use of nudges by super funds. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said the legislative changes would allow super funds to nudge their members ...

Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
Research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows only half of all adult Australians have consulted any source of information on preparing for retirement. The group says Tranche 2 of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes ...

Payday Super penalties ramped up ahead of legislation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
... however it is being urged to prioritise legislating Payday Super as soon as possible. "Payday super is a game-changer," Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Mary Delahunty said. "This reform means workers will see their super ...

Hanson backs Dixon Advisory inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
A public inquiry into the collapse of Dixon Advisory will soon launch after the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) gained support from Senator Pauline Hanson in the senate yesterday. After pounding the pavement for months, the FAAA has successfully ...

ASFA launches new initiative to fight financial crime

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has launched of the ASFA Financial Crime Protection Initiative (FCPI), a project designed to bolster the superannuation sector's defences against the growing threat of financial crime. In collaboration ...

AMP BOLR litigants face lengthy payout process

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2024
... have peace of mind with the payout process to potentially draw out to mid-2025. This is according to The Advisers Association (TAA) chief executive Neil Macdonald, who said that advisers can still lodge an appeal of Justice McElwaine greenlighting the ...