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FAAA calls for tougher oversight across all MISs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called for all managed investment schemes (MISs) to be registered with ASIC, arguing stronger regulatory visibility is needed to reduce the risk of major fund collapses and investor losses. In a ...

FAAA appoints new board members

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has appointed two new directors to its board. Natallia Smith and Pedro Marin Ramirez were elected for a three-year term and will be formally appointed at the FAAA annual general meeting (AGM) on November ...

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... the scope of the NCAs is only applicable to superannuation funds and life insurers. The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has advocated strongly to expand its scope to all financial advisers. "When you think about what's actually going ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... through which victims of financial misconduct can claim up to $150,000 of their losses. Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) chief executive Sarah Abood notes the compensation by trustees will be limited to due diligence failures, which are ...

'Flawed' CSLR model needs to be redesigned: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... excess costs so the scheme can continue paying compensation to eligible consumers. The Financial Advice Association Australia also urged Treasury to cut the CSLR special levy on the advice sector to zero and for super trustees to stump up for the scheme ...

FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called on Treasury to cut the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy on the advice sector to zero and for superannuation trustees to stump up for the scheme. Treasury recently commenced ...

FAAA flags gaps in discretionary trusts tax reforms, deficient framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Under the proposed minimum tax on discretionary trust reforms, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) highlighted concerns over trustees potentially being forced to make "major and largely irreversible decisions" before the rules and guidance ...

Stay up to date with regulatory compliance at the FAAA Congress

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
The upcoming Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) Congress will explore ASIC's key focus for the remainder of the year, while shedding some light on the ongoing developments from the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) and ...

FAAA pushes to expand NCA to financial advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said it will advocate strongly to expand the scope of the New Class of Advisers' to all financial advisers, which will currently be limited to only superannuation funds and life insurers. The reforms will ...

FAAA welcomes 'widow's tax' changes in CGT, negative gearing reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) says it welcomes the legislative changes aimed at addressing the so-called "widow's tax," noting the amendments will protect grieving families and individuals navigating relationship breakdowns from ...
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