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Clearer distinction of advice required around aged care costs: Review

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... the recent whitepaper by Aged Care Steps on the regulation of aged care financial advice. Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said the report validates long-standing concerns about the risks created when aged care staff attempt to guide families through ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... too many elderly people are suffering from the confusion and misinformation surrounding the new aged care reforms. Louise Biti, director of Aged Care Steps, told the annual SMSF Association National Conference she is witnessing a proliferation of misinformation ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... decisions that could have serious financial and estate planning consequences." Meantime, Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said: "Aged care advice should only be provided by financial planners that have the necessary expertise and are authorised under ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... authorised under an AFSL and comply with financial advice laws, regulations, and ethical codes. Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said the variety of care options, rush to make immediate decisions, cost of advice, complicated fee structures, conflicts ...

FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... specialisation in aged care advice and provides professional recognition of this expertise. Director of Aged Care Steps Louise Biti said she has been running the program for six years and and over 2000 financial planners have completed the course. "Aged ...

Advisers must tread carefully on PLS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... cannot provide advice on the instrument unless authorised under an Australian credit licence, Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said. As such, Biti said advisers without such authorisation are limited to providing strategy advice on the use of equity ...

Strategy Steps sold to knowIT

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... digitalisation of the service. Effective from 1 October 2016, the sale of Strategy Steps will let previous owners Louise Biti and Assayat David to focus on the expansion of aged care advice solutions business, Aged Care Steps. David said the pair developed ...

Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... life-cycle, with the latter tapering off during the passive phase through to aged care. Aged Care Steps co-founder Louise Biti then took the discussion to the aged care phase specifically, pointing out that it is a growing concern for the majority of ...

SPAA rejigs board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) makes key board changes, with Andrew Hamilton promoted to vice chair and Louise Biti as director. Hamilton, who previously was a director for SPAA was promoted into the new role to replace Graeme Colley ...

Advisers of tomorrow are 'choice architects'

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... Information is not enough either because insight into how to respond to data is more valuable. In a separate session, Louise Biti, director of the Strategy Steps consultancy, said the potential is not just for managing the person going into care but ...
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