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Inaugural FAAA award winners named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) revealed the recipients of its 2023 awards, including Adviser of the Year and Certified Financial Planner Professional of the Year. Celebrating its first awards gala dinner as a merged entity in Adelaide ...

Treasury unveils advice reforms draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... The recommendation that clients be required to give informed consent to be treated as wholesale clients is also missing. "FAAA members and their clients are looking forward to the certainty that this legislation will bring to the advice process... It ...

Adviser levy discount amounts to $8m saving

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... levy, saving the industry $8 million in total, according to new estimates from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). Based on two legislative instruments dated November 3, licensees will likely pay $2818 per adviser. "When ASIC published ...

FAAA names inaugural awards finalists

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has announced the 2023 finalists for its suite of awards, to be presented at its annual Professionals Congress in November. The newly merged entity has launched its inaugural awards, spanning six categories. ...

ReCALIbrate grant winners announced

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2023
... Adele Martin. The five winners will each receive $2000 grants to attend the upcoming Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress in Adelaide. Each ReCALIbrate recipient will also be paired with a senior female life insurance industry leader ...

Adviser demand up as industry turns corner: Recruiter

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... with complex servicing requirements. The strong demand for advisers was echoed by Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood, who said with the exit of advisers, the staggering demand for advice is not only forcing practices ...

FAAA celebrates membership renewals, anticipates more

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has received over 8700 membership renewals, with more to come, according to chief executive Sarah Abood. The end of financial year marked a critical membership juncture for the association, Abood noted. ...

Adviser levy tripled, labelled "deeply unfair"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023
... adviser levy freeze would not continue. In response to the tripling of the levy, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) called for the freeze to be reinstated, particularly given the recommendations from the recent review of the industry funding ...

FAAA awards Gwen Fletcher Memorial prize

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has awarded a Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award to a Sydney-based financial adviser. Kristine Pham, an associate private wealth adviser at Lipman Burgon & Partners, won the award for the first semester of ...

Industry bodies respond to QAR recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... eradicating the Best Interests Duty Safe Harbour steps, were quick wins for the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA). "These phase one responses show that the concerns of our sector have been heard. It is a sensible package that will alleviate ...