SARAH ABOOD

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....

People & Products

The FPA’s Future2 Foundation will now include participants from the Association of Financial Advisers and the SMSF Association as board director Sarah Abood steps down. ...

Financial planning

The FPA believes any fresh surge in demand for advice created by making it tax deductible will need to be met by new practices, rather than experienced planners. ...

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Editorial

The proposed merger of the FPA and AFA is a step forward – not just for the profession, but for all those yet to benefit from financial advice....

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Financial planning

Following member consultation, the Financial Planning Association of Australia has removed 20,000 from its code of conduct and moved to a principles-based Professional Co...

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Financial planning

The latest data on financial advice complaints, which shows a fall of over 50% in the past year, indicates the improved quality of financial advice, according to the Fina...

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Financial planning

Advisers are being “left in limbo” by the lack of confirmation of the experience pathway with FPA chief executive, Sarah Abood, expecting to see certain constraints added...

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Financial planning

Organisations have welcomed the election of Anthony Albanese as the next Prime Minister with the hope he will provide greater certainty for advisers after legislative cha...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association of Australia would like the next Parliament to prioritise the CSLR, education requirements, ASIC’s funding model, ‘finfluencers’ regula...

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s clamping down on the use of finfluencers....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association of Australia has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority about proposed changes to its funding model...

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Financial planning

Financial planning remains a male-dominated industry and women are held back by fear from making job moves to senior appointments....

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