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Rules make advisers the CSLR patsies

Rules make advisers the CSLR patsies

Financial advice licensees and advisers are being trapped by the moral hazard inherent in excluding MIS from the CSLR funding regime.
Magellan reboots via a Barrenjoey merger circuit breaker

Magellan reboots via a Barrenjoey merger circuit breaker

Magellan FG's merger with Barrenjoey represents the circuit-breaker which helps the fund manager leave reputational issues in the past.
MLC completes Retirement Boost launch with income phase

MLC completes Retirement Boost launch with income phase

MLC Expand has completed its MLC Retirement Boost launch, with the retirement income phase now available after savings was released last year.
HUB24 Investment platform

HUB24 flags disruptions around platform upgrade

Mike Taylor 3 March 2026

Fintech

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Major platform HUB24 has forewarned financial advisers of disruptions over two days later this months related to an upgrade by Clearstream.

Money cash in hand

Daintree urges advisers to look past RBA decisions

Binaya Dahal 3 March 2026

Investment

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Daintree Capital’s Justin Tyler says advisers’ local cash rate obsession risks missing the bigger shift underway in credit markets.

AFCA grows exec team ahead of remit expansion

Binaya Dahal 3 March 2026

Financial Planning

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The Australian Financial Complaints Authority has appointed Deborah Jenkins, Stevie-Ann Dovico and Brigid Parsonson in several executive roles.

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Industry funds urge name veil on private credit disclosures

Mike Taylor 2 March 2026

Investment

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The Super Members Council is urging ASIC to mirror its treatment of derivatives for private debt by removing the names of counterparties.

Funding

Make ASIC fund independent PDS assessments – AIOFP

Mike Taylor 2 March 2026

Financial Planning

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ASIC should be made to tap into funds from the ASIC levy to fund independent assessments of MIS Product Disclosure Statements says AIOFP.

Man holds head amid question marks

FAAA seeks clarity from AUSTRAC amid conflicting legal advice

Mike Taylor 2 March 2026

Financial Planning

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The FAAA has sought clarity in circumstances where AUSTRAC’s latest changes have not only confused advisers but their lawyers as well.

Mortgage stress relief

Wealth Management sale key for Perpetual debt

Mike Taylor 2 March 2026

Funds Management

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Research and ratings house, Morningstar says sale of the Wealth Management business is key to Perpetual Limited meaningfully lowering debt.


INDUSTRY NEWS

TPD Severity – built for today’s realities

Financial Newswire Contributor 2 March 2026

Industry News

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TPD Severity offers a modern solution that blends seamlessly with existing TPD products, giving financial advisers a flexible, smarter, and more

Challenger

Is your retirement advice built to last?

Financial Newswire Contributor 10 February 2026

Industry News

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As Australians live longer, longevity risk is reshaping retirement advice. Our guide helps advisers build resilient retirement income plans.

Unlock faster underwriting for smoother approvals

Financial Newswire Contributor 1 February 2026

Industry News

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Experience the future of faster underwriting with digital PMARs and automated decisioning. Deliver enhanced precision, smarter processing, and quicker

Mocktail, anyone? Investing across demographic trends

Financial Newswire Contributor 24 November 2025

Industry News

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Mirova’s Jens Peers explores the generational trends shaping investment opportunities within the demographic transition.


Staying on board a sinking ship

InterPrac loses 65 advisers in six months

Mike Taylor 27 February 2026

Financial Planning

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Sequoia-owned InterPrac continues to lose advisers with WealthData analysis showing that the business has lost 65 advisers in six months.

Business for sale sign

Bain, or not, Perpetual builds stand-alone Wealth business

Mike Taylor 27 February 2026

Financial Planning

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Perpetual has clearly signalled that even if the Bain Capital bid for Perpetual Wealth Management stalls, the business remains on the block.

Joe Longo

‘Proud’ Longo writes his own valedictory

Mike Taylor 26 February 2026

Financial Planning

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ASIC chairman Joe Longo has credited his leadership with having transformed the regulator into an active law enforcement agency.

White puzzle piece with 'Politics' connected to green puzzle piece with 'Money'

Super lump sum drawdowns outgrow pension

Mike Taylor 27 February 2026

Superannuation

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Despite the Government’s continuing policy push around the Retirement Income Covenant, lump sum super draw-down remain a popular choice.

Finger pushes tax button

Industry funds urge ASIC to reclassify stamp duty

Mike Taylor 26 February 2026

Superannuation

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Industry super funds have complained to ASIC they are being inappropriately penalised because stamp duty is being counted as fee, not a tax.

Advice digital

Aware Super’s digital retirement tool drives confidence uplift

Yasmine Raso 26 February 2026

Superannuation

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Retirees can feel a lot more confident in their income options with the support of digital retirement planning tools, Aware Super has found.

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Higher ancillary fund distributions more damaging in long-term: APS

Yasmine Raso 2 March 2026

Investment

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The APS has warned the Government’s decision to increase minimum distribution rates risks eroding ancillary funds’ capital bases.

Senior leadership appointment

Fidelity promotes Heithersay to managerial role

Binaya Dahal 27 February 2026

Investment

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Fidelity International has appointed Sam Heithersay as Co‑Portfolio Manager for its Australian Equities Fund and associated mandates.

Senior appointment

Capital Group push European ETF launch with new hire

Binaya Dahal 27 February 2026

Investment

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Capital Group has announced the appointment of Jim Goldie as Head of ETF Capital Markets for Europe and Asia-Pacific.