University of Adelaide research demonstrates SMSFs resilience in market downturns

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Investment returns for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) in the 2021-22 financial year show they outperformed the APRA fund sector by 4.1 percentage points – again demonstrating their resilience in market... Read more continue reading

Australia’s life insurers support ban on industry use of genetic test results

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The Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) supports a ban on the use of genetic test results in insurance underwriting to help empower Australians to better manage their health. “With... Read more continue reading

FAAA 2024-25 Pre-Budget Submission 

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The FAAA has released its 2024-25 Pre-Budget Submission. It puts forward six ideas that the FAAA believes will have a positive impact on the financial futures of Australian consumers, by... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association calls for simplification in Budget submission

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The SMSF Association has made simplification, modernisation, and the removal of red tape key themes in its submission to the Federal Government’s 2024-25 Budget. SMSF Association CEO Peter Burgess, who... Read more continue reading

Consultation on genetic tests in life insurance regulation: Actuaries advise for fair balance

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The Actuaries Institute strongly supports the Government’s objective to maximise the benefits of genetic testing while ensuring consumers can access affordable life insurance and the life insurance industry is sustainable.... Read more continue reading

ALRC recommends confronting complexity in corporations and financial services legislation

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The Australian Law Reform Commission final report, Confronting Complexity: Reforming Corporations and Financial Services Legislation (Report 141, 2023), was tabled in Parliament yesterday by the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC... Read more continue reading

Almost 6,000 advisers still need to be registered with ASIC 

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Nearly 6,000 financial advisers are yet to be registered with ASIC[1] following the passage of legislation in November 2023, putting them at risk of no longer being able to provide... Read more continue reading

FAAA fully supports proposed changes to financial adviser exam

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has backed the government’s proposed changes to the financial adviser exam, including making the exam completely multiple choice, removing restrictions on who can sit... Read more continue reading

FAAA outlines priorities and expectations for 2024 

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2024 will be a watershed year for financial advice in Australia, and the FAAA expects to see positive and beneficial change to the profession over the next 12 months, says... Read more continue reading

Removing product issuers from fee consent forms the way forward to reduce red tape, says FAAA 

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In the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA’s) response to the government’s first batch of Quality of Advice Review (QAR) reforms, chief executive Sarah Abood says the FAAA’s key concern... Read more continue reading