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AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
Following their inaugural meeting with new financial services minister Daniel Mulino, the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) feel enthused about the impact he will have ...

Islamic finance industry association established

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Wealth). Worldwide, the Islamic finance sector is expected to top $4 trillion by 2026. The foundation members of the association are Salaam, Islamic Co-operative Finance Australia, Ijarah Finance, Benchmark Capital, Islamic Money Australia, and Awqaf ...

MP says Coalition will 'fight to the death' over $3m super tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2025
... Association have previously slammed the taxing of unrealised gains and the lack of indexation of the threshold. However, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) supports the bill, claiming it will strengthen fairness in the super ...

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... fees, which will "ultimately benefit our clients. CPA Australia superannuation lead Richard Webb, meanwhile, said the association will continue to explain the changes and work with its members and the advice community to collaborate and embed the use ...

ASFA, EY release guidance on CPS 230

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and EY have released guidance to help superannuation trustees navigate key aspects of APRA's new prudential standard, CPS 230. CPS 230 will come into effect on July 1, making super trustees ...

Scrutiny, costs major hurdles to boosting IPOs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... experience." Finally, Matheson said the ongoing costs associated with being listed are a significant barrier. The association conducted a study about 18 months ago looking at its own membership, being listed companies, and found the median ongoing cost ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... needed, not just for our members, but all Australians looking to get appropriate financial advice," Anderson said. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) executive director Peter Johnston said the association is "exceedingly ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... the retirement system, and encouraging innovation in retirement products and services." From the super sector, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia outlined three key areas in which it would like to see Mulino take action. These were ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... playing field for all advice providers - including the many small businesses serving SMSF trustees," Burgess said. "The Association is concerned about the proposed collective charging model that allows large superannuation funds to deduct advice costs ...

FAAA calls for stronger consumer protections in advice reforms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
... transition to retirement and retirement advice be explicitly excluded from any definition of simple advice," it said. The association also called for allowing professional financial advisers to demonstrate professional judgement, rather than follow prescriptive ...