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Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... fees and provides examples, Statement of Advice text and fee summary templates, for active use. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the body is particularly pleased to provide advisers and accountants with a practical guide that's been ratified by ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... and at Monash University. In welcoming Mulino to the role, Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said she is looking forward to working with him on areas in need of reform, like the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort and ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood has voiced concerns about the future of Div 296, given Labor's overwhelming victory at the federal election. The proposed 30% tax on superannuation balances above $3 million could ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Labor government and new financial services minister, following the retirement of Stephen Jones. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood reaffirmed the FAAA's commitment to collaborating on critical policy areas to improve the sustainability and accessibility ...

Coalition targets 'ambitious' goal of 30k advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 APR 2025
... industry." The announcement was welcomed by the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said she was encouraged to see several of the Coalition's proposed measures aligned with the FAAA's priorities for the next ...

FAAA expands policy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
... Financial Outcomes. Speaking on the latest DBFO proposal, the FAAA said it was "disappointed". FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said: "On a first read, we cannot support it without substantial change. This is a pretty disappointing outcome considering ...

DBFO reforms package 'pretty disappointing': FAAA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms, saying it can't support them without "substantial change." FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood said the result was disappointing, given it follows more than three years of time and resources invested in efforts to ...

Jones flags drafting of Tranche 2 legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... industry and retains the important role of tertiary education." Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said the government's response goes beyond the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) proposals and there are concerns ...

CSLR review will scrutinise effect on businesses

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025
... $1186 to $4516 - an increase of more than 250% in 12 months. Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said: "I am calling on minister Jones and Treasurer Chalmers to immediately declare their intentions for what will happen ...

Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... claims are assumed to occur in 2025-26," the CSLR said. The Financial Advice Association Australia chief executive Sarah Abood expressed her concerns with the "eye-watering figure" that are substantially out of whack with estimates. "We are shocked to ...