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Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... retirement money at risk, possibly leading them to invest in higher-risk schemes. According to the Financial Adviser Register, there are only 15,300 advisers left in the sector, which has nearly halved from 26,500 in 2019. CPA Australia superannuation ...

ASIC fines advice groups over unregistered advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... unregistered adviser presented a Statement of Advice to a client in relation to life insurance products. "Failure to register a financial adviser creates a risk for consumers who may receive personal advice from unregistered advisers," ASIC said. "The ...

Licensee compliance head banned over fees for no service

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2025
... for three years, ASIC said. The banning took effect from July 3 and has been recorded on ASIC's banned and disqualified register. Lighthouse Partners was a corporate authorised representative of Crown Wealth Group until last year when its Australian ...

AMP actions impacted 'hundreds of thousands' of customers: Shine

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... insurance through an AMP super fund between June 2019 and April 2024. Shine Lawyers is encouraging affected members to register their interest, adding that many may not even be aware that their superannuation savings were eroded due to excessive insurance ...

Janus Henderson finalises strategic partnership with life insurer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
Janus Henderson has commenced its strategic partnership with The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian), set to manage Guardian's US$45 billion ($68bn) investment grade public fixed income portfolio. The partnership was initially ...

Fees for no service see former adviser banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... was placed in voluntary administration last year and had its licence cancelled. According to the ASIC Financial Adviser Register, between October 2022 and October 2023 Roper was also licensed through Assetly Australia.

APRA expects 'no cutting corners' with CPS230

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
... meet the business continuity and scenario analysis. By October 1, SFIs must provide APRA their material service provider register (MSP). Linda Elkins, KPMG Australia's national sector leader, asset and wealth management, recently told Financial Standard ...

Betashares gearing up to expand Wealth Builder product suite

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
Betashares has registered a new managed investment scheme, which possibly signals the expansion of its Wealth Builder geared ETF product suite, launched in April last year. The Betashares Wealth Builder Global Shares Geared (30-40% LVR) Complex ETF ...

4600 relevant providers yet to meet qualification standards: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2025
... six months to meet the deadline. An ASIC spot check of the 15,610 relevant providers listed in the Financial Advisers Register found that 6426 hold an approved degree or qualification. The remaining 4604 or nearly 30% of the population have yet to meet ...

En garde: New fund eyes Vanguard, Betashares' turf

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2025
Vanguard, Betashares, and BlackRock have an iron grip over the ETF industry, commanding the lion's share of funds under management (FUM) - thanks largely to their flagship core, low-cost equity exposures. However, Financial Standard understands that ...