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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.
Time to comprehensively start over on CSLR

Time to comprehensively start over on CSLR

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

Younger CFP cohort grows as AI reshapes advice

Binaya Dahal 6 July 2026 No Comments

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

Money down the toilet

Stakeholders unanimous – CSLR is a dud design

Mike Taylor 3 July 2026 No Comments

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 No Comments

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

Talent identification

Escala addresses advice talent shortage with new career pathway

Yasmine Raso 3 July 2026 No Comments

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 17 Comments

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 One Comment

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

EOFY

Super, budget changes make EOFY review critical

Binaya Dahal 1 July 2026 No Comments

HLB Mann Judd’s Andrew Buchan said sweeping superannuation and tax changes have made this EOFY one of the most important in recent years.


INDUSTRY NEWS

Longer lives need stronger income certainty

Financial Newswire Contributor 30 June 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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?


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Finger of blame

ASIC Report spotlights advisers on super switching

Mike Taylor | 30 June 2026ASIC's new REP 833 has placed financial advisers at the centre of its concerns around super switching along with the fees being charged.
Clock with cobwebs

Sequoia cites ASIC in further dividend deferral

Mike Taylor | 30 June 2026Sequoia Financial Group's continuing legal engagement with ASIC has seen it announce a further deferral of its dividend payment date.
Using social media on phone and laptop

Social media least trusted but one of most consulted on retirement

Yasmine Raso | 29 June 2026Younger Aussies are just as mistrustful of social media as older Aussies for retirement info but are still more likely to still use it, says ASFA.
Right or wrong

FSC research backs super platforms, choice

Mike Taylor | 26 June 2026The FSC has produced new research backing platform-based superannuation and the need to avoid restricting choice of super fund.
So what

AIOFP platform ambitions unfazed by EQT

Mike Taylor | 26 June 2026AIOFP boss, Peter Johnston has reassured members that white label platform plans are unaffected by EQT's super trustee exit decision.
EOFY

Adviser EOFY exits slow

Mike Taylor | 26 June 2026Financial adviser exits from the FARA have slowed over the past week with the end of the financial year just days away.
Digital advice

FPSB holds advisers liable for AI bias, privacy risk

Binaya Dahal | 26 June 2026FPSB's CEO Dante De Gori said the new guidance embraces the benefits of AI for advisers while reinforcing that they remain responsible.
Hand tops growing coins

US firm takes minority stake in AFPG

Yasmine Raso | 25 June 2026US capital investment firm, Kudu Investment Management, has sought a minority stake in Sydney-based Australian Financial Planning Group.