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Labor to scrap FASEA education requirement
“An Albanese Labor government will properly recognise your experience,” were the words of Labor spokesman Stephen Jones this week when presenting...
ASIC launches financial advice hub
These days, becoming a financial adviser is no easy feat. Following the banking and financial services Royal Commission, the bar was raised, with higher...
As adviser numbers dwindle, pressure turns to industry funds
As the FASEA exam deadline of 1 January 2022 nears, the significant impacts on the financial advice industry continue to garner headlines. According to...
ALRC seeks to reduce 'undue complexity' in financial services laws
“Undue complexity”. “Byzantine complexity”. “Elephantine proportions”. These are just a few of the superlatives used to...
Adviser complaints continue to fall
It was a busy week for the now three-year-old Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA). Among the most important institutions in the financial advisery...
Industry fund transparency push to level the playing field
There was both despair and positivity when the much-anticipated changes to the transparency of industry super fund proposals was released recently. Both 2020...
ASIC sends a warning to finfluencers and their partners
ASIC has put financial services companies and fintech start-ups on notice, warning them against paying finfluencers to advertise products and services. So if...
Standard 3 review the last order of business for FASEA
The soon-to-be-disbanded Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) is finishing its reign with a flurry, announcing a review of the much-derided...
Two-stage registration for advisers
The recently passed Better Advice Act is still being filtered through both the regulator and the industry in general, but more specifics are quickly becoming...
Associations called on to fill FSCP review body
After an incredibly busy few months for the financial advice industry, the regulatory structure and single disciplinary body is beginning to take shape. The...
Better Advice Bill changes enter consultation
Exposure draft legislation for the long-awaited Better Advice Bill was released this week, with advisers gaining greater certainty into the future of the...