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Advisers at the forefront of elder financial abuse prevention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... 2026 increased to 446,500 and is set to more than double by 2065. Many clients of financial advisers, lawyers and accountants will be affected, Hacker said, so they need to understand how to help and support them and be their advocates. "Sometimes it ...

Process to become an adviser remains 'unattractive': SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2026
... government was proposing was a lot more flexible, and it would have provided an opportunity for professionals like accountants, who had relevant discipline qualifications, to come in," Waller said. "Unfortunately, because the issues like CSLR, Shield ...

Chartered accountants should be allowed to provide advice: CA ANZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
In its pre-budget submission, Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ) has urged the government to lift additional licensing requirements for chartered accountants to assist in providing retirement advice. The submission highlighted the need to create new ...

AWAG partners to form $240m wealth business, names principal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2026
... across the financial services industry and was the chief executive of Fortune Financial Advice and Fortune Financial Accountants for more than 12 years. "This is the second transaction of its kind completed by AWAG, whereby AWAG partners with an accounting ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... penalise retirement savings by mishandling the treatment of franking credits. In a joint submission between Charted Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, and the Institute of Public Accountants, the group raised serious concerns with ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... Christopher White said the smartest move for SMEs is getting specialist advice early by talking to payroll providers, accountants and finance brokers to model the cash impact. "With the right plan, SMEs can tighten debtor processes, line up funding if ...

AWAG makes two strategic investments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... Australian Wealth Advisors Group (AWAG) has made two strategic investments, in Avalon Financial Services and SWR Chartered Accountants, doubling its authorised representatives from 40 to 80 across Australia. Avalon is a Sydney-based company specialising ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... advisers may be caught by new obligations when they apply. From 1 July 2026, professionals, including real estate agents, accountants, lawyers, trust and company service providers, conveyancers and dealers in precious metals and stones, will fall into ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... globally as "high-risk for criminal exploitation." "Next year is going to be huge for AML/CTF. From July, lawyers, accountants, real estate agents, conveyancers and precious metal and stone dealers will be pulled into the regime. They'll be required ...

ASIC cancels CPG Research & Advisory's AFSL

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
... best practice investment guide, as well as the adviser on investment best practice to Queensland local government accountants association and the NSW local government finance professionals intensive study course. CPG is led by chief executive Andrew ...