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Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... borrowing arrangements. ASIC warned licensees that they are ultimately responsible for the advice provided by their financial advisers. Looking at licensees' policies and procedures, 47 client files that contained records of pre-vetting the SMSF establishment ...

Metrics supports efforts to raise standards in private credit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... market grows," Challenger chief executive Victor Rodriguez said. A VanEck survey in September 2025 of over 500 financial advisers found that 40% do not allocate client funds to private markets at all, and a further 27.4% only do so opportunistically. ...

Majority reject crypto investments in super fund: Swyftx

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... around fraud (31%)," the report said. "We expect this trend to continue until digital assets are legislated and financial advisers are able to support their clients on the asset class." Despite this, there remains a conviction among Australians that ...

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 ...