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Calls for a simplified path to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood said she supports recent proposals around adviser education from the Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) because "we need far more people with these qualifications" and the ...

Australia requires swifter settlement cycle: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... major global financial centres, according to operations experts who spoke at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association Conference (SIAA) this morning. The possibility of Australia shortening its trade settlement cycle was a pressing topic ...

Industry reacts to Federal Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2024
... release, it has been generally well received by those in the financial services industry. Superannuation measures The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) welcomed measures to further strengthen and improve equality in Australia's ...

Budget 2024: Government heeds industry calls to better support women

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... balance for those aged 60 to 64 is $211,996 for males and $158,806 for females, according to November 2023 data from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Other measures announced include investing $56.1 million over four years ...

Wealth firms 'still have PTSD from the Royal Commission': Deloitte

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... have on future propositions. But Deloitte partner Juanita Knights said at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) that the Australian industry remains cautious due to the lingering effects from the Royal Commission. "Firms are very ...

Wholesale investor test reform has several ramifications: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... the 22-year-old wholesale investor test was a hot-button topic at the annual Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference. Ashurst partner Jonathan Gordon told a panel session that most people agree the current test draws "fairly ...

Advisers urgently call on Treasury to recognise degrees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... profession more sustainable by being flexible in recognising more degrees, the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard. Addressing the first day of the annual conference this morning, SIAA chief executive Judith Fox said ...

Bell Financial Group launches Tandem Securities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... services. Bell Direct chief executive Lee Muco told Financial Standard at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference that for the past 15 years the company has provided technology and wholesale solutions to B2B customers in ...

Former super fund adviser receives permanent ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... held a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting, Finance and Financial Planning) from Deakin University and held no industry association memberships.

Advisers should leverage US tech blueprint: SIAA panel

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024
... should learn from the blueprint it has laid out, investment experts told the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference this morning. Speaking on a panel discussing market innovation, Brooke Juniper, chief executive of start-up ...