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FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
The 2025 Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Award recipients were announced at the FAAA Congress Gala Dinner in Perth. Following judging, 18 finalists across six categories were recognised for their focus on delivering the highest standard ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... happening again will be the focus moving forward, minister for financial services Daniel Mulino told the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress. Although compensating victims remains a key priority for the government and the financial ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... time for its reformation. Conaghan took the opportunity to reprimand the regulator at the annual Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress, saying ASIC has let down 12,000 Australians who lost an estimated $1 billion to $1.2 billion. While ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... tapping into the offshoring workforce, offering pathways to education and training, according to Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). At the annual Congress in Perth, FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood flagged that the profession is in the process ...

Scaling practices depends on AI: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... that will also help meet unprecedented demand for advice over the next five years, this year's Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress heard. A spot poll conducted on day one of the annual event showed only 30% of more than 220 advisers ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) will launch a digital client identification tool to assist advisers identify and verify their clients for anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) purposes. FAAA SafeID, an end-to-end ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... confident" about retiring thanks to understanding the Age Pension. Maloney cites research from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), which shows that 88% of people with financial advice feel they are "on track" or have enough money to last ...

FAAA names new board members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) appointed three members to its board who will serve a term of three years. Viridian Financial Group joint chief executive Glenn Calder and Marshan Consulting managing director Ben Marshan join as ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... action brought against them, are under investigation, or will soon be hearing from the regulator. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood 03 says the advice industry is not shying away from the fact that there are ...

Annual ReCALIbrate recipients named

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
... life insurance specialist Kristy Mitchell. Each recipient is awarded a $2000 grant to attend the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress in Perth. They also gain access to CALI's exclusive support programs, including its women's mentoring ...