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FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... George saying the proposed pathway for new entrants is too rigid and may starve the industry of future advisers. The association has also recommended financial advisers servicing SMSF trustees be required to complete specialised SMSF education, which ...

Pre-retirees fear longevity risk: AustralianSuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... retirement, yet only 33% believe they will have accumulated enough to achieve that goal. This is slightly higher than the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's (ASFA) retirement standard which suggests single retirees with $545,000 in ...

TAL expands Risk Academy offering

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... through TAL's Risk Academy on-demand webinar. The webinar is one hour and carries one CPD point accredited through the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). TAL insures about four million A ...

Industry expert joins SMSFA board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... the sector derived over many years from dealing directly with clients will be of enormous value to the board, the association, and the wider SMSF community. Ralston added Gale led as a strong and effective chair of the board and complimented his contribution ...

Financial services employees face ongoing stress at work

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... at the largest financial institutions needs to begin with a focus on people at the coalface. Chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers, Phil Kewin, admits it's a trying time. "I've never seen a more stressful environment for advisers ...

Government cuts SMSF red tape

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
... proposal's potential negative impact on the integrity of the SMSF sector, which is always of paramount concern to the Association, how it will affect audit workflows, and whether it will reduce costs for SMSFs. These are all important issues to work ...

EQT creates governance analysis role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... subsidiary. He replaced John Crocker who opted to retire from the position. Lally is also the former chair of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... advisers hold what FASEA has deemed an unrelated degree and are not comfortable with the draft standards. As such, the association is advocating for FASEA to consider past and relevant education specific to financial advice higher than the minimum RG146 ...

Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The former chief executive of the Association of Financial Advisers believes a practical trade-off is required in order for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority to meet its "mutually exclusive" goals for increasing industry professionalism. ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers is seeking significant changes to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's draft education standards, including calls for experienced advisers over 55 to be subject to more lenient requirements ...