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Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... request will lapse after a further three business days. Treasury also wants to limit fee deductions for switching-related financial advice and introduce codification obligations for receiving super funds to review advice fee deductions. "The collapses ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... sustainability of the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and the best way for the industry to fund it. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino is seeking options on how the CSLR can remain sustainable and effective, floating reforms that ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Viridian Financial chief executive Raamy Shahien told Financial Standard he is focused on continuing to grow the business through hires and more mergers and acquisitions (M&A), targeting a double-digit growth rate. "We've always been clear that ...

Prime Super tweaks fees across offerings

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... administration fees and costs for members. In making these decisions, the trustee believes it is acting in the best financial interests of Prime Super members," it said. The accumulation and pension account members will pay $1 per week from June 1, down ...

Canadian pension fund backs NEXTDC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... funding. It operates 17 data centres and reported capital expenditure of around $1.3 billion in the first half of the financial year in the development of centres across Sydney, Melbourne and Kuala Lumpur. NEXTDC said backing by La Caisse reflected the ...

Minchin Moore, Edney Ryan Wealth Management merge

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... advice arm of Edney Ryan Group, will merge with Minchin Moore Private Wealth, operating under the latter's Australian financial services licence. Both firms are headquartered in Mosman, NSW, and will maintain a close working relationship, providing ...

Adviser exam pass rate exceeds 70% for the first time in 12 months

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2026
... May 2026. To date, 22,611 individuals have sat the exam and 92% (20,963) have passed, ASIC said. This comes after the Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) made a submission to the Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) consultation urging the inclusion ...

CSC to increase TPD premiums for PSSap members by 43.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... From May 1, the premiums for Total and Permanent Disablement (TPD) cover are rising a whopping 43.5%. In a statement to Financial Standard, a CSC spokesperson said the superannuation sector as a whole is seeing an increase in TPD claims, driven by a ...

Former Macquarie Private Bank adviser joins Aura Group

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... experience advising private clients across both Australia and Singapore, with a particular focus on multi-jurisdictional financial structures and internationally diversified investment portfolios. "Many high-net-worth investors today have increasingly ...

ASIC disqualifies crypto fund director for five years

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... understanding the affairs of Digital Commodity and DCA Capital. He also failed to ensure that DCA Capital held an Australian financial services licence (AFSL) and exercise due care and diligence for both entities. Similarly, he did not complete the report ...