FAAA board election nominations open 2 September 2025 

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Nominations for the Financial Advice Association Australia’s (FAAA) Member Elected Directors will open on 2 September 2025, with members able to nominate for three positions on the FAAA board, each

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FAAA statement on Senate decision to discontinue Inquiry into wealth management companies

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“The FAAA is deeply disappointed that the Senate Economics References Committee has recommended that the Inquiry into wealth management companies not continue. “This important Inquiry was launched in September last

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Minister Mulino to address FAAA Congress

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The Hon Dr Daniel Mulino MP, assistant treasurer and minister for financial services, will present at the FAAA’s annual Congress in Perth in November. During the session “Minister & CEO:

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FAAA expands approved specialisations program to embrace broader advice expertise

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is expanding its Approved Specialisations Program, with applications now open to education and designation providers offering qualifications in a broader range of financial advice

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Deferred start date needed if Division 296 becomes law 

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Addressing the contentious Division 296 legislation during his opening address at the SMSF Association’s 2025 Technical Summit, Association CEO Peter Burgess outlined the technical challenges with a back dated tax

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FAAA Congress 2025: helping advisers stay ‘Ahead of the Curve’ with world class speaker line-up

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has announced its speaker line-up for this year’s Congress, boasting cricketing legends, a journalist and broadcaster, a behavioural psychologist, and AI change and compliance

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Small reduction in financial advice special levy for CSLR hides a further substantial deterioration: FAAA 

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FAAA CEO Sarah Abood has appealed to government to make urgent and significant changes to the CSLR to ensure fairness and sustainability, following the release of CSLR’s update for the

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2025 FAAA Awards open for nominations

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Nominations are now open for the 2025 FAAA Awards, with members encouraged to either put themselves forward or nominate fellow members who exemplify excellence in financial advice and community service.

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Are Shield Masterfund and First Guardian the next CSLR black swans?

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In recent months it seems that there has been an almost constant stream of news about another collapse of an investment firm or action by ASIC against financial advice or

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FAAA announces winner of Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award for semester one 2025

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David Ormsby of O’Sullivan Financial has been awarded the Gwen Fletcher  Memorial Award for semester one of 2025 by the FAAA. Mr Ormsby is a financial adviser at O’Sullivan Financial

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