Category: Media Release

SIAA supports urgent Treasury review of CSLR

Today’s announcement of a huge claims blow out in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort shows the scheme is unsustainable and risks impacting the entire financial services industry more broadly. […]

Associations call for amendments to address problematic super tax

The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) is calling for crucial amendments to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023, to avoid significant unintended consequences […]

Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) pushes for more flexible education standard for new entrants and career changers

The financial advice sector has unified to improve the pathways for new advisers to enter the profession in response to declining numbers of financial advisers. The Joint Associations Working Group […]

Still time to fix advice reforms so “hot mess” doesn’t turn into disaster

The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) is calling on the Government to move swiftly to fix legislation introduced into the Parliament so that it doesn’t make advice more unaffordable and […]

SIAA welcomes government reforms aimed at increasing consumer access to advice

SIAA welcomes the government’s comprehensive package of financial advice reforms that are aimed squarely at increasing consumer access to quality advice and removing regulatory burden. Commenting on the Minister’s announcement […]

SIAA calls for urgent implementation of experienced pathway for financial advisers

In its submission to Treasury lodged today, Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) has urged the government to urgently implement the experienced pathway for financial advisers. “The 10-year experienced pathway […]

SIAA commends the government for introducing experienced pathway for financial advisers

Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) welcomes the government’s release today of the Bill introducing the experienced pathway for financial advisers. SIAA has been advocating for certainty that the experienced […]

It’s time to deliver Australians the financial advice they want

The Joint Associations Working Group, consisting of 13 financial services industry associations who share a common goal to make quality financial advice more accessible to the community, welcomes the release […]

SIAA welcomes Quality of Advice Review — with questions

SIAA welcomed the Quality of Advice Review proposals as ‘thinking outside the square’ on financial advice and has constructively raised issues requiring further consideration. “We agree that the current regulatory […]

Joint Media Release – Associations united in response to quality of advice review

The Joint Associations Working Group (JAWG) has collaborated to lodge a submission to Treasury’s Quality of Advice Review calling for a more consumer-focused regulatory approach, reduced costs, and greater recognition […]