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Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
... future financial security to meet daily living costs, which would exacerbate women's retirement poverty risk. The super advocacy group said time out of the workforce is a key reason women are currently approaching retirement with around a third less ...

ART promotes high-profile retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
... professional and actuary has long represented ART as a global industry thought leader in retirement, contributing to advocacy and policy development by providing technical expertise and advice to peak bodies and government. Van Wyk landed at ART from ...

Government to 'crack down further' on financial abuse

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2025
... domestic and family violence can be stopped from receiving their victim's superannuation after death. Superannuation advocacy body's Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and Super Members Council (SMC) welcomed the proposal. "For too ...

Cyberattacks on super funds expose 'critical vulnerability'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2025
... superannuation industry's handling of cybersecurity, describing the recent attacks as "shocking and unsettling." The advocacy group said the breaches came despite repeated warnings from regulators that the sector is lagging on cyber-resilience, fraud ...

FAAA expands policy team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2025
The peak body for financial advisers has hired a policy and advocacy manager. Financial Advice Association Australia has appointed David Barrett to the newly created role, effective 24 March 2025. Based in Sydney, Barrett reports to the general manager ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... funding for homelessness services to around $400 million a year. Some $6.2 million will go towards homelessness research, advocacy and coordination. An additional $1 billion is pledged to the National Housing Infrastructure Facility (NHIF) to support ...

AIOFP and IFPA enter 'strategic alliance'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... "By combining our strengths, we are enhancing opportunities for professional development, business growth, and industry advocacy," Heathwood said. "Most importantly, this collaboration ensures that our members' interests are strongly represented ...

Younger women embrace geared strategies: Data

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... attract new clients. "Brokers who provide proactive rate adjustments and improve client support will foster stronger advocacy, ultimately driving market share growth."

CSLR levy pain could hit $123m: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... financial years equate to $193 million or $12,500 per financial adviser. Philip Anderson, the general manager of policy, advocacy, and standards at the FAAA, said the actuarial report "paints an alarming picture" of what the CSLR Levy could look like ...

Platforms placate fee consent ordeal: SuitabilityHub

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... generate all the fee consents forms, he said. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson recently told Financial Standard that getting rid of fee disclosure statements (FDSs) was perhaps ...