Advisers can’t, and shouldn’t, foot $67.3 million bill: FAAA Treasury Submission on CSLR 

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In its submission[1] to the Treasury consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) Special Levy for 2025/26, the FAAA says it is imperative that financial advisers should not

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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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CPD: Jump in my CAR. Client Advice Records – why, what, how

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Introduction The forthcoming replacement of Statements of Advice (SOAs) with Client Advice Records (CARs) has once again shone a spotlight on the vexed issue of client communication within financial advice.

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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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FAAA congratulates new shadow ministry

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The FAAA congratulates deputy Liberal leader and federal member for Fairfax, Ted O’Brien, on his appointment as shadow treasurer in the Ley Shadow Ministry. It also congratulates the Nationals federal

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FAAA, CA ANZ, CPA Australia and IPA release practical guidance on the tax deductibility of financial advice fees

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The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA), in consultation with Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ), CPA Australia, and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA), has released a

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Australian financial advisers at the forefront of AI adoption 

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A total of 82 per cent of Australian financial advice businesses are using, piloting, or planning to use AI to better serve clients in the next 12 months, according to

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FAAA welcomes re-elected Labor government  

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The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) is ready to continue working with the re-elected Labor government, and the new financial services minister once appointed, to strengthen the financial advice profession

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