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FEATURE: Hyped up

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2025
... quick wins to moonshots". Top executives also tend to be incentivised by short-term results at the detriment of long-term planning. "Historically, they typically dictated the pace in the early phase of implementation. Anything with no track record of ...

Investors want regulatory clarity on digital assets: Binance

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2025
... uncertainty, inflation concerns and falling interest rates. This bullish sentiment has led to half of the surveyed users (49.4%) planning to increase their holdings and purchase additional Bitcoin over the next six months. "Bitcoin is riding a wave of ...

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

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025
In its 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 ...

ASIC piles more charges on Merhi

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2025
... and financial adviser of Venture Egg, an authorised representative of Sequoia Financial Group's InterPrac Financial Planning. The court slapped travel restraint orders on Merhi in July to stop him from leaving the country until 12 December 2025 or ...

FS Power50 shortlist revealed, voting opens

STAFF WRITER  |  SATURDAY, 30 AUG 2025
Voting for Australia's most influential financial advisers in the 2025 Financial Standard Power50 is now open. The shortlist of 120 financial advisers who have progressed to the voting stage after receiving more than 200 nominations has been revealed. ...

Government scraps inquiry into advice firm failures, Dixon Advisory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
The government has dumped the inquiry into wealth management companies that would have dissected the collapse of firms like Dixon Advisory and the impact on the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). In September 2024, the government referred the ...

Trust key to client satisfaction in advice: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... five different metrics. The formula includes appropriate asset allocation (1.3%); behavioural coaching (3.1%); and tax planning (1.2%), while guidance on financial trade-offs, and expertise were considered "variable" and "priceless", respectively. Other ...

Australian Unity reveals profit turnaround

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... Home Health and Residential Aged Care, during the reporting period, the sector was disappointed by the lack of effective planning and real consultation that led to unheralded and last-minute deferral. The government delay of the release of some 83,000 ...

Count sees $5.1m cost synergies from Diverger integration

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2025
Count has delivered positive earrings in FY25 seeing increases across all segments of the business. Revenue rose 28% to $143.6 million, underlying EBITA increased 67% to $27.7 million, statutory EBITDA was up 144% to $24.9 million and NPAT was up 89% ...

NGS Super readies for admin transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... closely observed other administration transitions changes across the market and incorporated valuable lessons into our planning. With extensive preparation and clear communication at every step, we are confident this upgrade will deliver a more seamless ...