ANZIIF expands short course offering to address AI and cyber risk 

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 ANZIIF has expanded its professional development offering to help insurance professionals build practical capability in AI and cyber risk, two of the industry’s fastest-moving areas. The expansion includes a new... Read more continue reading

Australia’s life insurers welcome stronger regulatory focus on growth and innovation

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Australia’s life insurers have welcomed the Australian Government’s new Statements of Expectations for the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Council of Australian... Read more continue reading

AMAFA announces 2026 Excellence Award winners

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AMAFA has announced the winners of the 2026 AMAFA Excellence Awards (the Awards) at a gala event concluding the AMAFA National Conference The Next Chapter in Hobart. The Awards recognise... Read more continue reading

FAAA Statement on ASIC Funding Levy 

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The FAAA is particularly concerned by the significant increase in the ASIC Funding Levy for the 2025/56 financial year, up 27%. This, along with the recently announced CSLR special levy, will have a very significant cost impact on the... Read more continue reading

The future belongs to advisers who consistently create the greatest value

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The next generation of financial advisers will be defined by professionalism, leadership and trust, according to AMAFA Managing Director Keith Marshall. Addressing delegates at AMAFA’s national conference in Hobart, Mr... Read more continue reading

Michelle Veitch CFP® named as FAAA’s incoming chair

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Michelle Veitch CFP® has been appointed as chair-elect at the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) and will become chair of the FAAA Board following the 2026 Annual General Meeting in... Read more continue reading

FAAA submission on reducing barriers to business dynamism

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has lodged a submission to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into reducing barriers to business dynamism in Australia. In the submission, General Manager Policy, Advocacy... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF launches new short course to help professionals build an AI-ready mindset 

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ANZIIF has launched AI Ready Mindset: How to Learn and Adapt, a new short course designed to help insurance professionals develop the ability to thrive as technology continues its evolution;... Read more continue reading

2026 FAAA Awards open for submissions

The 2026 FAAA Awards are now open, with members encouraged to submit an application, or encourage their peers to do so. The FAAA Awards are designed to recognise members who deliver... Read more continue reading

CSLR “special” levy a further blow to accessible, affordable financial advice

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The announcement of another sizeable CSLR cost of $190 million in 2026/27, and the prospect of sizeable special levies for the foreseeable future, is an unsustainable burden for financial advice... Read more continue reading