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North expands adviser support with new hire

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... advisers and platform support. "Kristen's appointment reflects our commitment to continuing to invest in North and in the people who work closely with advisers to help their businesses thrive," Maloney said. Lennis-Harvey joins from United Health ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... InterPrac is really just trying to delay paying compensation to investors," he said. "I act on behalf of a large number of people invested in Shield and First Guardian. But my concern now is that all InterPrac complaints with AFCA, which I understand ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... he would rather defend a shift in policy than leave a broken status quo in place to do more damage and marginalise more people over time. "It would have been easier to see what's happening around the world as an excuse to leave some of the most difficult ...

Mulino, Hogan headline 2026 SIAA Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... work together to be a more attractive industry for university students, women, career changers and how we can get more people into the industry, particularly at a time when we have such a large advice gap in Australia, and the number of advisers has ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... The OECD said linking the eligibility age to life expectancy "would enhance intergenerational fairness, ensuring that as people live longer on average, the ratio of retirement to work years is more constant across generations, which is key to maintaining ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... offset the cost, 79% said they will be forced to increase client fees. Others are considering scaling back investment in people, with 36% planning to reduce new adviser appointments. It comes as almost half (44%) reported knowing colleagues who are planning ...

TelstraSuper did fall foul of IDR obligations: Federal Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... didn't agree the fund had failed to adequately resource its IDR process; ASIC claimed the fund should have had four people working on complaints, not three. The court acknowledged that the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... "We wouldn't let someone perform heart surgery just because they've watched a lot of E.R. - therefore we shouldn't let people who aren't qualified lure Australians into losing their life savings and turn a profit from it," Longo said. "After all, super ...

Digital asset adoption in SMSFs not a surprise: Burgess

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... about digital assets being the one of the fastest growing asset classes out there, the only way, from a super perspective, people can get access to that asset class is via an SMSF. In that regard, we're not surprised of what we're seeing right ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Australia's support income system is facing significant strain, with a sharp rise in people unable to work due to illness or injury, particularly mental health conditions. New research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) ...