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Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... safeguards. "Reforming the current education framework is an important step toward addressing the sharp decline in adviser numbers and improving access to trusted financial advice," he said. "Current education standards are unnecessarily restrictive ...

Adviser gap could boost equity release products: Homesafe

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... generations who cannot get access to financial advice, Homesafe Wealth says. According to Homesafe the shrinking adviser numbers are contributing to increased financial insecurity among older Australians, with them often retiring with mortgage debt. ...

Advisers need more support: FAAA submission

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... red tape, while supporting consumer protections. The FAAA urged the federal government to address the drop in adviser numbers, ensuring the supply of professional financial advisers meets the increasing demand. Recognising the inflexible education requirements ...

Just 450 advisers drop off ASIC FAR after deadline hits

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2026
... 28 to 257 during the period. Both Consultum Financial Planning and Telstra Super Financial Planning saw their adviser numbers decrease by 11, bringing their total numbers to 262 and 9, respectively. Meanwhile, compared to the start of December, the net ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... total, financial advisers will pay $30.4 million this year - 45% of the total levy of $67.3 million. Using ASIC's adviser numbers of 15,041, that's an extra almost $700 per adviser - taking the total cost this year to over $2000 per adviser. This takes ...

Entireti partners with Striver to shore up talent

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... advisers. He described the partnership as a reflection of the group's desire to take on a leadership role in growing adviser numbers and improving the capacity of advice businesses to serve more clients. "We're here to help advice businesses grow and ...

Talent crunch lifts base salaries for advisers: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... talent shortage is driving super funds to expand teams to ensure service levels and meet growing member needs." Adviser numbers have fallen from over 28,000 in 2019 to around 15,500 in 2025, and are expected to drop further over the next year. This decline ...

Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... handling, and fragmented technology all contributing to the problem. Elemnta chief executive Shaun Green worries as adviser numbers continue to fall and demand for advice surges, inefficiencies will constrain industry growth. "The early results confirm ...

Number of AFSLs plateaus: Rainmaker

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2025
... total number of advisers by 4% over the 12 months. The fastest falling were AFSLs with 51-100 advisers. Their adviser numbers decreased in aggregate by 13.7% over the 12 months, the Rainmaker report found. During the September quarter, the only two size ...

AWAG to snap up 20% stake in First Mutual

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
... number to 80-100 by June 2026. First Mutual's strategic associations are deemed central in helping boost growth of adviser numbers and resources, AWAG said. Earlier this year, AWAG became a major shareholder in Sequoia, acquiring 18.02% stake across ...