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Commonwealth Super anticipates advice take-off

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
Use of a service that allows hesitant members to dip their toes in to receiving financial advice is expected to almost double in 2026, with 15% seeking intra-fund advice since the inception of its Super Specialist program. Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... Wealth which gained seven to grow to 383, Fortnum Advice which added four and now has 49, Partners Wealth Group Financial Advice which also added four to come in at 46, and Dorset Wealth Management which saw four join, bringing its total to nine. The ...

Voices down: Women staying quiet about retirement worries

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... confidence in Australia's superannuation system compared to 71% of men. Despite this, only 26% of women have sought financial advice for retirement while 34% of men have sought this assistance. While only 34% of women indicated that they understood the ...

HESTA logs record downsizer contributions in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... circumstances are different, which is why we encourage all our members to take advantage of the guidance and financial advice available through their HESTA membership to support informed decisions that align with their retirement goals," Parisotto sa ...

GESB alignment strategy sees member, FUM growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... how our members have responded since we went live..." Palmer said. The fund also commented on its plans for a financial advice offering. In April 2025, GESB said it would work with the WA government and stakeholders to develop a strategy that would initially ...

Coastline Advice, Edge Advisory Partners to merge

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Victorian financial advice firms Coastline Advice and Edge Advisory Partners have announced plans to merge and create a multi-disciplinary advice business. The combined entity will operate under the Coastline Advice brand, and will collectively house ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
There was no shortage of news impacting the financial advice community this year, with advisers bearing the brunt of negative sentiment in the wake of First Guardian and Shield collapses. But there were some bright spots throughout the year, including ...

AMP upgrades North

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... foundational supports, he added, it still lacklustre in the face of mounting demands for accessible, high-quality financial advice. "Platforms can often just launch a whole bunch of features to advisors, and they're not that well integrated," Batsakis ...

Sequoia expects earnings hit from Shield, First Guardian

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... subsidiary Interprac Financial Planning, alleging its financial advisers provided thousands of Australians poor financial advice and put their retirement savings at significant risk. In August, Sequoia was already dealing with $22 million worth of complaints ...

Centrepoint Alliance expects core profit to top guidance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... 316 - who have fixed-term contracts due for review over the next year - have confirmed they will transition to Financial Advice Matters, a subsidiary of Centrepoint Alliance.