SARAH ABOOD

Financial planning

FAAA chief executive, Sarah Abood, has warned changes in the first tranche of the QAR legislation around advice fees documentation could create more work for advisers rat...

Financial planning

Reacting to the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort levy, the FAAA said another levy in addition to the existing ASIC levy will drive advice firms out of business. ...

Financial planning

The FAAA is calling on the ATO to refine its position on the tax deductibility of financial advice fees related to advice to clients with pre-existing investments....

Financial planning

Sarah Abood, chief executive of the FAAA, believes 2024 will be the year that meaningful regulatory changes are clarified and delivered by regulators to the financial adv...

Financial planning

On the five-year anniversary of the Hayne royal commission, FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood believes it will be a “tragedy” if the industry reverts back and shares her v...

Financial planning

Almost 6,000 financial advisers have just two weeks to register with ASIC if they wish to continue to provide advice with the FAAA warning “a lot is at stake” if they rem...

Financial planning

The FAAA is pushing for a mandated standardised fee consent form to minimise red tape and reduce the cost of financial advice in response to the government’s first QAR tr...

Financial planning

Two of Australia’s largest licensees believe the removal of the safe harbour steps will have the greatest impact on advisers, but believe a new name is needed for the pro...

Financial planning

There is room for more flexibility in the financial advice exam, according to FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood, and the organisation is advocating for this to be improved...

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia and the Financial Services Council have responded to the first consultation on Delivering Better Financial Outcomes, recognisin...

Financial planning

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, believes the industry can return to 30,000 advisers but new pathways are needed as it is unrealistic to expect people to w...

Financial planning

The Financial Advice Association Australia has recorded over 8,700 membership renewals, including over 80 per cent of eligible practitioner members....

Financial planning

FAAA chief executive, Sarah Abood, has hit out at the 2022–23 ASIC levy estimate for advisers and called for the temporary freeze to be re-enacted....

Financial planning

Students of financial planning degrees could be sourced to provide financial advice to super fund members, according to the Financial Advice Association of Australia....

Financial planning

The government has announced it will adopt the bulk of Quality of Advice Review recommendations, which has been largely welcomed by industry bodies....

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