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FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... the Australian financial advice profession continuing to contract. According to ASFA, the number of licensed financial advisers has fallen by around 40% over the past decade, even as the number of Australians holding superannuation accounts has continued ...

AI advice boom highlights urgent need for affordable advice: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026
... information directly with their super fund, while others would seek confirmation from government websites, financial advisers or other professionals. Schubert said the findings strengthened the case for the government to progress its long promised Delivering ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... financial advice sector has only contributed 84% of its funding. ASFA acknowledged it would be "impossible" for financial advisers to fund 100% of compensation claims, as it would put small advice firms out of business, but said the funding should not ...

BlackRock urgers broader diversification

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
BlackRock is urging financial advisers to move beyond traditional approaches to diversification, arguing heightened geopolitical uncertainty, artificial intelligence (AI) and structural economic shifts require more dynamic portfolio construction. Speaking ...

FAAA calls for rethink on trust tax overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... minimum tax on discretionary trusts, warning the reforms could impose significant costs on small businesses, financial advisers and lower income Australians while failing to adequately target tax ministration. In its submission to the Treasury consultation ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... important to be aware of the context of these recommendations. The FSC does not represent financial advice, or financial advisers. It represents the interests of five large advice licensees, with the vast majority of its membership being made up of large ...

InvestStream, MUFG partner to enhance digital advice in super

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... for members. "Professional-grade financial intelligence has traditionally been available primarily through financial advisers and specialist advice processes. We believe technology can help make those same insights accessible to more Australians," Hoang ...

Padua expands advice portal with AUSIEX partnership

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... as the advice technology provider looks to streamline advice generation, implementation and compliance for financial advisers. The partnership integrates AUSIEX's execution, clearing and settlement capabilities into the platform, allowing advisers ...

AMP appoints employer partnership lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... superannuation and investments Melinda Howes said the appointment reflected the growing role employers and financial advisers play in helping members build long-term financial security. "No other fund offers a member proposition like AMP Super across ...

Advisers lean on AQF7 to meet education standards: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) 7 qualifications are the most common forms of qualification among financial advisers, held by 85% of the population. Taking into account the new professional standards reforms, which came into effect at the beginning ...