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Centrepoint Alliance sees profit lift 25%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... sectors of the business. Centrepoint Alliance lifted normalised EBITDA by 16% to $12.3 million in FY26, with the financial advice services provider also improving its operating margin as it continues to invest in technology and compliance. The ASX-listed ...

AMP North appoints head of strategic growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... Lifetime, MyNorth Guarantee, Managed Portfolios, and the AMP Managed Funds, with a focus on deepening relationships with advice licensees and strategic partners. Kirk brings more than 30 years of experience across the wealth management value chain, spanning ...

FS Power50 voting opens

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
... for the annual ranking. The FS Power50 recognises advisers who demonstrate leadership and influence within the financial advice profession while making a meaningful contribution to their clients, industry and wider communities. Advisers on the shortlist ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... highlighted persistent failures of platform trustees to protect retirement savings, including gaps in the monitoring of harmful advice fee deductions, unusual fees and investment patterns, and high-risk superannuation switching activity. While she notes ...

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... determine the tax treatment applicable to eligible shareholders, with ClearView advising investors to seek independent tax advice based on their individual circumstances.

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
From the advice sector to super funds, reactions to the sweeping reforms announced by the minister for financial services Daniel Mulino have been broad. Industry superannuation funds have welcomed financial advice reforms announced yesterday, which ...

Australians struggle to navigate super and age pension divide

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... financial wellbeing, with 84% of Australians believing that employers should provide access to free or subsidised financial advice. Rest has called for greater integration between super funds and government services, alongside progress on the Delivering ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... we should expand it further." The government will also reform the best interests duty to support the provision of scaled advice and confirmed a review of the Financial Adviser Code of Ethics. The minister said the reforms were designed to address the ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... family members and third parties of existing clients are protected. The change effectively closes a loophole the financial advice sector has enjoyed. Currently, the Corporations Act bans the unsolicited offer of a financial product to a consumer. Several ...

HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... performance for the year. "In an environment of increasing complexity, evolving client expectations and growing demand for advice, our focus remains on addressing these challenges through solutions that improve productivity, increase choice and flexibility ...