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'New class of advisers' need clear-cut distinction: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2024
... advisers, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) warns in anticipation of the looming Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) Tranche 2 reforms. Addressing the first day of the 2024 annual Congress, FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood proposed ...

ASIC issues new guidance on DBFO reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2024
... guidance for financial advisers and superannuation trustees relating to four strands of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms. The regulator issued two new documents regarding fee arrangements: Information Sheet 286 FAQs: Ongoing fee ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... Retirement Income Covenant. "These reforms will work in tandem with the government's Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package, and we'll consult on the changes in detail next year," Chalmers said. A new retirement outcomes reporting framework ...

Liberal MP calls for SoA replacement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024
... produce SoAs in that they're being replaced by these RoAs," he said. Under Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms, SoAs will also receive a makeover, while a new class of advisers called "Qualified Advisers" from banks ...

Jones preps DBFO Tranche 2 for parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones said the government will press on with Tranche 2 of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms that he is preparing to introduce in parliament. The highly anticipated set of changes promise to remove laborious ...

CSLR warns adviser levy will balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024
... this relief resolves a problem that was identified in the law following the passing of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) Bill, where the service of dealing was unintentionally not captured by this reform. The ASIC Corporations (Amendment) ...

Delaying DBFO imposes 'generational' consequences

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024
... (CALI) is urging the federal government to take action on processing the second tranche of its Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) package, saying any further delay could result in "generational impacts." CALI claims Australians will face a chain ...

Reforms needed to boost engagement: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2024
... consulted any source of information on preparing for retirement. The group says Tranche 2 of Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) could help. The survey found only 51% of adults have sought out information related to retirement, while only 60% ...

First advice reform bill passes parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
The first tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation passed both the upper and lower houses yesterday. Treasury Laws Amendment (Delivering Better Financial Outcomes and Other Measures) Bill aims to reduce red tape for financial ...

IFS launches two courses with Kaplan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
... into our broader range of consultancy and service offerings to superannuation funds." The Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms propose creating a new class of financial advisers called "Qualified Advisers" (QAs) who will be able to deliver ...