Joint statement on Treasury’s consultation package on Shield and First Guardian

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The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) welcomes Treasury’s consultation package responding to the collapse of Shield and First Guardian. We note the significant consumer harm and loss of confidence these

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Joint statement on Education Reform for Financial Advisers

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The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) strongly supports the government’s proposed education reforms for financial advisers. These reforms will expand the availability of high-quality, trusted financial advice for Australians while

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Associations call for amendments to address problematic super tax

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Statement from the Joint Associations Working Group  The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) is calling for crucial amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill

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Joint Associations Working Group pushes for more flexible education standard for new entrants and career changers

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The financial advice sector has unified to improve the pathways for new advisers to enter the profession in response to declining numbers of financial advisers. The Joint Associations Working Group

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JAWG letter to Minister Jones re: implementation of Quality of Advice review recommendations

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Delivering affordable and accessible advice The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG)[1] supports the implementation of the Quality of Advice Review’s recommendations to make financial advice more accessible and affordable to millions

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It’s time to deliver Australians the financial advice they want

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The Joint Associations Working Group, consisting of 13 financial services industry associations who share a common goal to make quality financial advice more accessible to the community, welcomes the release

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The Joint Associations Working Group welcomes the Quality of Advice Review Proposal Paper

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The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) welcomes the publication today of the Quality of Advice Review (QOAR) Proposal Paper. The Quality of Advice Review is critically important given its focus

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Associations united in response to quality of advice review

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The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) has collaborated to lodge a submission to Treasury’s Quality of Advice Review calling for a more consumer-focused regulatory approach, reduced costs, and greater recognition

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