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Unprecedented US M&As a boon for Australia: BGA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... underserved market, and there needs to be more wealth advisers here." The US faces a similar talent shortage in financial advice. "There's always talk about need for more talent, because we have 100,000 advisers that will be likely to retire over ...

ASIC chair calls it quits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2025
... several financial advisers and frozen assets of directors, such as Ferras Merhi. "We have doubled the number of new financial advice-related investigations commenced since last year, and almost doubled the number of new investment management investigations," ...

CareSuper hires chief member officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
... Aware Super, including at VicSuper prior to the merger with First State Super. Before that, her background was in financial advice. "We're really pleased to welcome Katrina to CareSuper's dedicated leadership team in this key role. Her appointment ...

UniSuper appoints chief advice officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2025
UniSuper has named a chief advice officer, promoting from within the fund. Current head of financial advice and education Andrew Gregory was appointed to the new role and will commence on October 1. As chief advice officer, Gregory will continue to ...

PPS Mutual appoints new chair

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... in-force premiums. It also achieved an industry-leading Net Promoter Score of 54.8 in the Adviser Ratings Australian Financial Advice Landscape 2025 report and ranked first in six major adviser satisfaction categories, including trust, reputation, and ...

FSC appoints two new directors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2025
... Advisers. Hartley previously served on the board of the FSC from December 2021 to July 2023. "The superannuation, financial advice and investment industry plays an important role in helping Australians build their wealth and achieve greater outcomes ...

FEATURE: Back in action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2025
... make a quick buck, it's actually far more of a long-term play. As Andrew Saikal-Skea, founder of Saikal-Skea Financial Advice, tells it, gearing - and specifically the use of margin loans - was a popular method of investing pre-Global Financial Crisis ...

CSLR a 'shared responsibility' for all AFCA members: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2025
... spread it across all Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) sub-sectors. The sentiment aligns with the Financial Advice Association Australia's (FAAA) suggestion earlier this month, noting that financial advisers should not be expected ...

ASIC culls red tape, sets sights on more

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... more than 9000 pages of content - and regulatory roadmap pilots for small-company directors and providers of financial advice. ASIC said this would help those groups navigate their regulatory obligations. In addition, ASIC said it was reducing the complexity ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
... submission to the Treasury consultation on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) Special Levy for 2025/26, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) said financial advisers should not be expected to pay more than the $20 million sector ...