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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 ...

Challenger lifts earnings fuelled by annuity sales

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... target. Challenger said its retirement strategy had advance through new partnerships with superannuation funds, platforms and advice technology providers, aimed at making retirement income solutions more accessible. Offshore reinsurance annuity sales ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... much more clearly understood and accepted by advisers. "The introduction of AGILE Super+ is fundamentally an access and advice story. We're enabling a broader range of advisers to incorporate guaranteed lifetime income solutions into retirement strategies ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... a pivotal development, and they'll be a big part of that evolution." The APAC wealth unit, which provides financial advice software and related tools to the advice and superannuation industries in Australia, as well as the broader APAC region, reported ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... operating segments, including financial planning, platform administration and funds management. Funds under management, advice and administration surged over $1 billion to $15.9 billion in the period. Statutory NPAT was $13.4 million, 28% lower than ...