The name change decision by the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association was about highlighting the profession rather than a decision to distance itself from the a...

The organisation would now be known as the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association as not all of its members provided financial advice....

The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association (SAFAA) has urged the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) to consider stockbrokers as distinct from financial plan...

Advisers who have moved away from servicing retail clients could struggle and require further costs and education if a move goes ahead to reclassify wholesale investors, ...

Extending the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort to wholesale investors could open up ‘gaming’ of the system by those who could afford court costs, according to the Stock...

The financial advice industry needs to keep experienced advisers to mentor the next generation, especially when there is a market crash, and to curb clients being orphane...

While the digitalisation of advice has improved access drastically, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a limit to how much Zoom can be relied on....

The Government should be regulating finfluencers and they are not the same as getting advice from a taxi driver or guy “at the pub”, according to the Stockbrokers and Fin...

In its submission on the wording of Standard 3, the Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association has taken aim at Standard 6 which, it says, needs to be removed before...

The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association has welcomed the report that led to the corporate regulator putting additional licence conditions on the Australian Se...

First-time investors currently sourcing information from social media should not be shut out of receiving financial advice in the future as a result of public policy. ...

Industry bodies have welcomed the Government’s decision to implement a temporary reduction in cost recovery levies for the next two years, as well as a review of the indu...

There is a lack of clarity for when a disciplinary panel will be called and an association believes it should not be called for a breach of Standard 3 or 6, and that writ...

The Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers Association has welcomed the announcement from the corporate regulator regarding its “reasonable approach” in the early stage of t...