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Policy – Start of 2023
The 2022 year ended relatively quietly in a policy sense, with the Quality of Advice Review final report handed to the Minister on 16 December 2022, however not yet publicly
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Following member approval on 28 February 2023 to merge the AFA and FPA, applications to join the AFA are now closed. However, you can join the new entity via preliminary application through the FPA.
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ASIC announces tax (financial) adviser status to be reported on the FAR
Early in January 2023, ASIC issued an announcement that they were going to be publishing a financial adviser’s tax (financial) advice status on the Financial Adviser Register (FAR) from 1
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Providing advice on the Home Equity Access Scheme
The Australian Government offers a scheme where Australians of pension age with a residential property can obtain a loan from the Federal Government that is secured against the person’s house.
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Financial Advice Competency Framework
Financial Advice Competency Framework 2017 AFA. Asteron Life & Beddoes Institute
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Money Wellbeing & The Role of Financial Advice
Money Wellbeing & The Role of Financial Advice 2016 AFA, TAL & Beddoes Institute
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Connected Convenience
Connected Convenience 2015 AFA, Zurich & Beddoes Institute
