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FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... the risk of a repeat of Shield and First Guardian in 2026 and beyond. In late 2025, Mulino suggested the 2025-26 special levy of $47.3 million may be divvied up across superannuation funds and SMSFs. He may also rope in the professional indemnity insurance ...

Trump hit by Supreme Court's 'body blow', strikes back with 15% global tariff

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2026
... global tariff on Friday after the court's decision. The tariff will be an increase for Australia, which currently has a levy of 10% on its exports to the US. Trump, on his Truth Social account, said: "I, as President of the United States of America ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Qld securities dealer

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... registers. Pulse Markets also failed to provide financial statements on separate occasions and failed to pay its industry funding levy for FY24, ASIC said. The entity also did not undergo an audit of its compliance with the financial conditions of its ...

Advisers need more support: FAAA submission

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2026
... professional advisers with access to the ATO portal and simplifying and enhancing the tax deductibility of advice. As the ASIC levy and Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) are increasing cost burdens on the sector, the cost of advice is also rising ...

Shadow Minister for Financial Services Pat Conaghan resigns

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... bigger tax," he said. Conaghan also criticised Mulino's recent proposals to force super funds to help fund the special levy. "Even the ACTU has publicly criticised Treasurer Jim Chalmers - declaring that working people should not have to pay for ...

Advisers 'positioned to thrive' in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... far better than addressing the fallout." When it comes to regulatory growing pains, the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort levy is at the forefront of advisers' minds. Edwards said the kind of funding commitments required needs further clarification ...

Most read in 2025: Financial advice

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... Financial Standard Power50. These were the top financial advice stories of the year that was. 1. Jones instigates CSLR review, levy hits $70m As new estimates showed financial advisers would have to fork out $70 million to fund the Compensation Scheme ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... sub-sectors within the financial services sector, and all 23 retail-facing sub-sectors will foot the $47.3 million CSLR special levy. SMC said the $10.9 billion figure over the forward estimates compared to the estimates in March's Budget is a 10% increase ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... is a bigger tax," he said. Conaghan criticised Mulino's recent proposals to force super funds to help fund the special levy, including SMSFs. "Even the ACTU has publicly criticised Treasurer Jim Chalmers - declaring that working people should not ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... sub-sectors within the financial services sector, and all 23 retail-facing sub-sectors will foot the $47.3 million CSLR special levy. "That's a reflection of the fact that all of those sub-sectors benefit from there being confidence in the financial ...