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SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... to do so, were still caught by the exam and education requirements. "SMSF Adviser Network was at one point the largest licensee as many accountants have jumped onto this limited licensing option, but they were impacted by the exam and education requirement," ...

Sale of Interprac raises eyebrows at ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... sale of Interprac Financial Planning. The sale was announced on March 23, with Sequoia Financial Group offloading the licensee for just $50,000 to Sydney-based private equity outfit Conquest Investment Partners. Under the deal, Conquest would take on ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Treasury is proposing a barrage of reforms that will curb dubious lead generator and superannuation switching activities and make platforms more accountable for the products they offer members. The Enhancing member protections in the superannuation ...

Capstone launches back office service for self-licensed advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... supporting self-licensed businesses to run and manage their own Australian financial services licence (AFSL). CapBack Licensee Solutions provides full support to self-licensed advisers, from setting up their AFSL to revenue management, compliance, research ...

Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... superannuation performance test and the person advertising the MySuper product cannot be a connected entity of the RSE licensee that is offering the product. "Employee onboarding is a key time when employees engage with their superannuation and they ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... clients forfeited their cover. The error was identified a year later, the FSCP explained, with the adviser notifying their licensee and arranging an insurance review. The panel determined the adviser had breached financial services law and therefore ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... amendment to legislation to make the system fairer for all," Kee explains. At present, InterPrac is the only solvent licensee standing and has about $20 million in PII. "That money should be used to compensate people who had more than $150,000 invested," ...

APRA kicks off Retirement Reporting Framework consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
APRA has launched a consultation on how it can effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income Covenant. The prudential regulator has released details of how it can work with the industry ...

Sequoia advances InterPrac takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... being blacklisted from several platforms, such as Macquarie and Netwealth. Yesterday, Crole said the review of the retail licensee services operations is continuing. "Sequoia is considering a range of strategic options for InterPrac, which may include ...

ASIC considers changes to net asset requirements

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
ASIC is seeking feedback on options for increasing the net tangible assets (NTA) requirement for responsible entities of registered managed investment schemes. In addition, ASIC is looking at increasing the NTA requirements that apply to other fund ...