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Advisers cautious of election promises

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
... financial advice industry event has heard. The minister for superannuation, financial services, and digital economy Jane Hume made some timely promises on day one of the AIA Adviser Summit in the lead up to the federal election, which is slated to take ...

Hume pledges less red tape for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2022
... industry ahead of the federal election, ones that will overhaul compliance, costs, and education standards. Senator Jane Hume promoted the idea of deregulating the advice industry and putting in place principles-based measures that can remove things ...

FSCP panel members named

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2022
... chair and at least two other members from within the broader industry. Announced by minister for financial services Jane Hume yesterday, the part-time members of the FSCP are: Shabnam Amirbeaggi, Debra Anderson, Julie-Anne Berry, Gabrielle Bouffler ...

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... rainy day fund and Cbus, Active Super and QSuper have also all received approval to alter their trust deeds. Senator Jane Hume, who is the minister for superannuation, has criticised funds for creating fees to meet the new regulatory requirements calling ...

Retirement Income Covenant, CCIV reforms pass

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... income, and offer flexibility to savings. This must be presented in writing and made public from 1 July 2022. Senator Jane Hume said trustees are not required to release all components of their strategy by this date. "Instead, strategies are expected ...

Education reforms are promising: SAFAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2022
... realistic," the submission reads. In late 2021, minister for superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume released an education standards policy paper, seeking industry feedback on whether they currently remain fit for purpose. ...

One million visits to YourSuper comparison tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
Minister for superannuation Jane Hume has lauded the government's YourSuper comparison tool as a success, with one million visits. "Australians are taking charge of their own super like never before thanks to reforms passed by the Morrison government," ...

Shoddy exam feedback fuels adviser stress

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
... lifeline to the ones who desperately want to stay by simply providing them specific feedback on their weaknesses? Senator Jane Hume now wants to recognise 10 years' work experience with zero infringements - a relief experienced advisers have been ...

Hume refreshes super co-contribution laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 DEC 2021
... government is refreshing its super co-contribution law for low-income earners as the sunset date is due to kick in. Senator Jane Hume released the draft regulation Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Regulations 2022, which ...

February 2022 adviser exam dates released

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... follow on the eligibility of new financial advisers and foreign existing advisers who want to sit the exam. Senator Jane Hume recently backflipped on the industry's education requirements, announcing that advisers with 10 years of experience, a good ...