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ASIC considers 'cooling off period' for super switching

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025

... money to an entirely different space and very quickly. And remember, that often involves lead generators and financial advisers." Longo said while there are no silver bullets, the regulator is considering options to slow the process of super switching ...

Paradice lists mid cap strategy as ETF

ANGELIQUE MINAS | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

... Management managing director David Paradice said that mid caps are starting to generate strong demand from financial advisers, and actively managed ETFs are growing in popularity across Australia. As of mid-2025 actively managed ETFs made up 37% of all ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN | WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025

... to do anything, so the success of the system is also its biggest challenge. ART provides access to external financial advisers, offers retirement calculators and delivers education seminars which often go into the workplace. There is a call centre to ...

Most influential advisers of 2025 revealed

ANGELIQUE MINAS | MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025

The annual Financial Standard Power50 has been revealed. Now in its 12 th year, the FS Power50 celebrates financial advisers promoting the value of the financial advice and the profession while providing outstanding service to their clients and wider ...

Number of AFSLs plateaus: Rainmaker

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025

At end September 2025 there were 15,446 ASIC-registered financial advisers in Australia, according to the Rainmaker Financial Adviser report. Over the year to September, there was a decrease of 71 advisers, with 10 leaving the industry in the September ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025

... critical for increasing access to affordable HGA, with superannuation funds playing a pivotal role alongside financial advisers, other financial institutions and digital solutions." Additionally, it said a broader framework is needed than what currently ...

Challenger, Iress partner for retirement income solution

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025

... improve accessibility of retirement income products in Australia. Iress said the technology solution will enable financial advisers to better serve their clients as they approach retirement. The solution will be built on Iress' existing Xplan infrastructure ...

ASIC bans adviser attached to UGC, MWL

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

... deputy commissioner Sarah Court told a parliamentary committee that the regulator has identified around 140 financial advisers who were involved in super switching misconduct relating or similar to Shield and First Guardian. "We had a paper at the one ...

Insignia Financial posts strong quarter

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2025

... Boost following its launch on the MLC Expand platform in August." He also added that the acquisition of PMD Financial Advisers has expanded the capacity of its advice business. "Our advice business, Shadforth Financial Group, continued to scale its national ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI | WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025

... them, with the insurer seeing a 171% increase in claims between 2018 and 2023. Designed in collaboration with financial advisers, TPD Severity offers more flexibility around existing TPD options, allowing advisers to tailor cover to their clients' ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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