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Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
The Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) issued a reprimand to a financial adviser who recommended a client roll their super over to another product, costing them their insurance coverage. The financial adviser was reprimanded this month, after ...

Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... abusers from hiding their assets in superannuation to avoid paying compensation to their victims. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the reforms improve transparency, reduce uncertainty, and strengthen the enforcement of court-ordered ...

U Ethical chief executive departs, successor named

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... and was partner at Mavin Advisory Group prior to that. He also served as a committee member and chair at the Financial Services Council for nearly a decade. He is currently the independent chair of Pengana International Equities and FundBase Group, as ...

Australia finalises 'landmark' trade agreement with European Union

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... annually. "Australian service providers will have greater market access to the European Union, including in financial services, education, tourism and communications. Australian professionals will be able to travel to the European Union more easily and ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... unsavoury repercussions for the financial advice profession, having barely shaken off the disrepute from th Financial Services Royal Commission. Good apples Freshwater Wealth founder and financial adviser Roger Perrett commiserates with impacted investors ...

Nominate now for the MAX 2026 Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... Excellence) Awards 2026. The MAX Awards has recognised industry excellence across marketing, advertising and sales in financial services for over the past three decades. Last year, BlackRock and Generation Life were the biggest winners, with each taking ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has questioned Super Members Council's (SMC) recent research which found a spike in younger members switching out of industry funds into self managed super funds (SMSF) and platform products. FSC data to the ...

Geoff Lloyd to lead Perpetual wealth spin-off

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... has also held executive positions at BT and St George Bank's wealth management arm and was chair of the Financial Services Council. In 2010, Lloyd left a leadership position within BT's advice and private banking business to head Perpetual Private ...

Entireti taps AI to centralise advice data

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... the first phase expected to be made available to the Entireti network, including Akumin, Fortnum, Personal Financial Services and Entireti Alliances, from the third quarter of 2026. Akumin chief executive Matt Lawler said the new technology helps makes ...

Government looks to better define roles of regulators

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government is looking into the information various regulatory bodies seek from the financial services industry to cut red tape. "We rightly, I believe, have multiple regulators in financial services. ...