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Former ALP Deputy Treasurer appointed APRA deputy chair

Former ALP Deputy Treasurer appointed APRA deputy chair

Former ALP Deputy Treasurer, David Bradbury has been appointed as an APRA deputy chair with responsibility for superannuation oversight.
Good advisers punished for sins of others

Good advisers punished for sins of others

Andy Semple describes himself as the boss of a small financial advice licensee and is calling it as he sees it on the still rising CSLR levy.
26 ‘unqualified’ advisers ejected from FAR

26 ‘unqualified’ advisers ejected from FAR

Twenty-six people have found themselves ejected from the Financial Advisers Register for being insufficiently qualified.

Sustainability Reimagined: TAL’s new approach to TPD affordability

Content Partnership 6 July 2026

Life Insurance

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TPD insurance premiums have risen in recent years, adding to the financial pressure Australians are already facing from higher living costs.

Young man breaks shackles

Younger CFP cohort grows as AI reshapes advice

Binaya Dahal 6 July 2026

Financial Planning

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Financial Planning Standards Board’s new report shows almost two-thirds of people who achieved the CFP certification in 2025 were under 40.

Alternatives offer opportunity for consistent income

Challenger unveils new suite of annuity-backed notes

Yasmine Raso 6 July 2026

Investment

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Challenger has launched a new annuity-backed notes program, building off the success of its “unique-to-market” ASX-listed LiFTS Notes.

Map of the world

Resolution Capital globalises real assets strategy

Binaya Dahal 6 July 2026

Funds Management

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Resolution Capital’s Andrew Parsons said the change was made because Australia’s listed infrastructure market has become too concentrated.

Man caught in money trap

Time to comprehensively start over on CSLR

Mike Taylor 3 July 2026

Financial Planning

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The reality now confronting Assistant Treasurer, Daniel Mulino, is that band-aid solutions will not suffice to fix an unsustainable CSLR.

Money down the toilet

Stakeholders unanimous – CSLR is a dud design

Mike Taylor 3 July 2026

Financial Planning

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The financial advice and accounting sectors are unanimous in their view that the CSLR funding mechanism needs a radical redesign.

Numbers through floor

Adviser numbers drop to 14,984

Mike Taylor 3 July 2026

Financial Planning

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The number of advisers registered on the Financial Adviser Register has lurched under the 15,000 mark to sit at 14,984.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Longer lives need stronger income certainty

Financial Newswire Contributor 30 June 2026

Industry News

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Australians are living longer, working differently, and carrying more financial complexity into retirement. So, guaranteed income is becoming key in..

In a world without bank hybrids, what’s next for income investors?

Financial Newswire Contributor 23 June 2026

Industry News

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As bank hybrids are being phased out, many investors are seeking new ways to generate reliable income. And subordinated debt is stepping in.

Trade Finance whitepaper: Access uncorrelated alpha potential

Financial Newswire Contributor 5 June 2026

Industry News

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Trade finance has demonstrated resilience across global shocks, combining short‑duration, self‑liquidating structures with historically low volatility

Investing Across the Bond Market Cycle

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 June 2026

Industry News

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With government debt at record highs, what other areas of the bond market could potentially enhance a portfolio’s defensive characteristics?


Talent identification

Escala addresses advice talent shortage with new career pathway

Yasmine Raso 3 July 2026

Financial Planning

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To tackle the dwindling number of new talent entering the advice profession, Escala has launched a dedicated career pathway.

Exploding costs

CSLR levy estimate rises by $60.7m

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

Financial Planning

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Financial advisers are facing the certainty of another special levy to fund the CSLR with confirmation of a $60.7m increase in costs.

genetic testing

FAAA wants AFCA guidance on genetic testing rules

Mike Taylor 1 July 2026

Financial Planning

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The FAAA has called for AFCA guidance around the new rules to be applied to the adverse genetic testing regime amid likely complexity

Big shark amid little sharks

Consequences of APRA’s bigger is better mantra

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

Superannuation

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For half a decade APRA maintained a mantra that bigger is better where super funds are concerned – the consequences are becoming clear.

Ring fenced piggy banks

SMSF Assoc seeks LRBA carve-out

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

Superannuation

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The SMSF Association is seeking to argue the case in Canberra for a carve-out for SMSFs using LRBAs for new residential property.

Retirement calculator

Millions ‘sleepwalking’ on super amid major reforms

Binaya Dahal 2 July 2026

Superannuation

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Finder’s Sarah Megginson said choosing the wrong super fund, or not checking it, could cost hundreds of thousands by retirement.

Damien Hennessy Zenith

A year in review – and what a year it was!

Mike Taylor 2 July 2026

Investment

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Zenith Investment Director and Head of Asset Allocation, Damien Hennessy reflects on the factors which impacted investment in 2025/26.

JANA reunites former BT execs to bolster wealth team

Binaya Dahal 2 July 2026

Investment

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JANA Investment Adviser has reunited former BT Financial Group executives Zac Leman and Paul La Macchia in its wealth team.

Gold coins being stacked with a hand taking some away

Central bank appetite a ‘wildcard’ amid gold’s ‘modest drop’

Yasmine Raso 2 July 2026

Investment

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The latest mid-year analysis from the World Gold Council has recounted a “dramatic rollercoaster ride” for the precious metal.