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FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA) is pushing for "fundamental changes" to how the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is funded, arguing it would be detrimental to financial advisers and small businesses if it continues in its ...

Cbus pushes for lead generator ban

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
... and superannuation sectors following several high-profile investment collapses and ongoing concerns around consumer protection.

AIOFP partners to launch adviser protection program

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
The Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) is partnering with DASH to provide financial advisers with a new white labelling capability for platform access. The Foundation Advisers Wrap will allow advisers to retain access ...

AFCA appoints lead superannuation ombudsman

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... Australians," he said. The appointment comes as AFCA continues to sharpen its focus on how financial firms implement consumer protection and hardship frameworks in practice. In its latest Systemic Issues Insight Report released last week, AFCA warned ...

ASIC, APRA target insurers' TPD product sustainability

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... relevant policy terms and their legislative obligations. For product design, participants debated what a "future fit protection product" for permanent disability and mental health could look like. This includes products that better reflect recovery pathways ...

Janus Henderson expands private credit offering

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
Janus Henderson is expanding its private credit offering across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), making two specialist strategies from recently acquired Victory Park available to regional investors. The move follows Janus Henderson's acquisition ...

ASIC backs Australia's fintech edge as AI reshapes financial services

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) believes Australia is well placed to capitalise on accelerating financial innovation, as artificial intelligence (AI), digital finance and regulatory technology become increasingly embed across ...

Financial services failing to provide consistent outcomes: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... flexibility where required. "Taken together, the matters reviewed this period suggest that the effectiveness of consumer protection frameworks increasingly depends on how operational systems, oversight mechanisms and responses to vulnerability function ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... year. "They're likely not truly sophisticated investors. They're mum and dad investors putting money in with no protection," Torrington says. ASIC already recommended the government increase this threshold in 2024, stating individual wealth tests ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... remain secure tomorrow. "New-era retirement income solutions offer flexible access to capital and growth with downside protection not seen in older-style annuities," Kane continued. "Advisers who can help their clients distinguish between what is genuinely ...