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Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... adviser regime would initially apply only to APRA-regulated superannuation and life insurance entities. The New Class of Advisers will be prohibited from receiving commissions, bonuses and volume-based payments, which Treasury said are features of sales-driven ...

APRA targets platform trustees, welcomes stronger powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... platform trustees, given their investment menus are typically broader, platform products are more complex, and financial advisers can play a larger role in selecting and recommending investment options." APRA foresees the proposals to have little impact ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
Assistant treasurer Daniel Mulino will forge ahead with the New Class of Advisers (NCAs) as part of highly anticipated Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms and laid out a blueprint of how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... regulatory and legal requirements. Mulino will also tighten the existing anti-hawking laws that have exempted financial advisers, flagging this will soon be limited to existing client relationships. He said the government is looking to strengthen anti-hawking ...

Global investment manager bids for Equity Trustees

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... transaction will eventuate, and shareholders do not need to take any action at this time. The board of EQT, together with its advisers, will evaluate the proposal and will update shareholders in due course. UBS has been appointed as financial adviser ...

Viridian launches national broking business

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... broking operations under a single national brand as the group seeks to strengthen links between brokers and financial advisers. The launch completes the integration of the groups former Smartmove business, which settles more than $1 billion in lending ...

Allianz Retire+ channels super directly to lifetime income

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... market. Unlike platform-based implementation, clients can rollover their super directly into AGILE Super+, providing advisers with a simple and efficient way to access its guaranteed lifetime income solution. AGILE Super+ can also accept super investments ...

New investment governance provider for AFSL launches

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... world it is usually the client that pays the consultant to do the research, and we're trying to empower financial advisers to conduct due diligence by giving them a framework that is risk based. "Depending on what the scoring out of that may be ...

Iress bets on AI as business transformation moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... simplification to executing an ambitious artificial intelligence (AI)-driven product strategy that will help financial advisers slash work processes by nearly 40%. Speaking following the release of Iress' first-half results, chief executive Andrew Russell ...

Fiducian Group statutory profit falls 28%

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2026
... period of24.7 cents. Meanwhile, during the financial year, funds under advice grew by $500 million, as Singh said its advisers "continue to deliver superior-quality advice, predominantly through face-to-face interactions, which have played a key role ...