Over 80% of practitioner FAAA members already renewed, with more to come

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has already achieved over 8,700 membership renewals, with more to come, says FAAA chief executive officer Sarah Abood. “The end of the financial year

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FAAA extremely concerned by drastic and unfair increase in estimated ASIC levy

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Late on Wednesday 28 June 2023, ASIC released its estimate of the levies that will apply for the 2022/23 financial year. This comes after the Minister, Stephen Jones, confirmed that

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Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort: FAAA 

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) notes the passage of The Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort) Bill 2023 and associated bills (CSLR) through both houses,

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FAAA announces Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award recipient

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has presented Kristine Pham of Lipman Burgon and Partners with the Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for semester one of 2023. Named after the late ‘First

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FAAA responds to Quality of Advice Review recommendations

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Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) CEO Sarah Abood has congratulated Financial Services Minister Steven Jones on the strong response to the Quality of Advice Review. “We are particularly pleased

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Lack of consultation on Treasury regulation disappointing

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The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) has expressed concerns about the Treasury’s draft regulation to amend and expand the Superannuation Performance Test. Sarah Abood, CEO of the FAAA, says

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BUDGET 2023: FAAA says few surprises in the Federal Budget for financial advisers 

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The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) says the government has provided a relatively gloomy outlook for its Budget despite achieving a surplus, with few surprises.   FAAA CEO Sarah Abood

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FAAA supports a better-targeted experienced pathway and more flexibility for qualifying courses

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The FAAA has made a submission to the Government on the Experienced Adviser Pathway, supporting the proposal while proposing that this measure be better targeted. CEO of the FAAA Sarah

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FAAA broadly supports super concessions consultation but expresses some reservations

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) broadly supports the intent of Treasury’s Better targeted super concessions consultation paper to ensure the superannuation tax concessions available to all Australians are fair, reasonable and

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FAAA statement regarding proposed experience pathway legislation

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) welcomes the Treasury’s opening of a consultation period on the proposed experience pathway legislation. Sarah Abood, CEO of the FAAA, says the announcement gives

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