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Assets under custody stagnant: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... December end, however they've barely budged since last year. The latest data from the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) showed total assets under custody now sit at $4.3 trillion. The update revealed assets are up 0.6% for the same six ...

Put controls in place for super funds: Associations

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... be able to get good personal advice from their fund," she said. Speaking to Financial Standard, Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive Sarah Abood highlighted the main concern raised by members since the release is around product ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... accessibility and affordability issues which are part of the reason for this review." Responding to the proposal yesterday, Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Anderson said there would need to be controls around the kinds of advice ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... commission is paid. This test is simpler and more certain than that which I proposed in the Proposals Paper," she said. Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief executive Phil Anderson said this proposal in particular has been a "hot button" for ...

APAC REITs see robust growth

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... expansion, growing by almost 115% in terms of their index weight, according to a joint report by Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) and CentreSquare Investment Management. The report states that as of last year, Japan is Asia Pacific's largest ...

Treasury releases Quality of Advice Review final report

CASSANDRA BALDINI, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... so in a way that better suits their needs," Levy wrote. Responding to the report's release, Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Sarah Abood said it is imperative the government act on the recommendations quickly. "Too many ...

AFA, FPA propose merged entity name

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... associations have flagged the new name of the proposed entity should their merger go ahead. The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) will be known as the Financial Advice Association (FAA) if 75% ...

Former association leads push for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
In an open letter to their respective members, former chief executives, chairs and presidents of the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia have unanimously recommended the merger go ahead. In the coming ...

Associations call for improved access to financial advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
The Joint Association Working Group (JAWG) has urged the government to improve access to financial advice through the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) proposals. In a letter to assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Stephen Jones, the ...

All financial advice should be tax deductible: FPA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2023
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is calling for the government to provide tax-deductible status to all financial advice, no matter the stage. In its pre-budget submission, the FPA acknowledged that the ATO is looking into the tax ...