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Accounting sector rejects shifting CSLR costs to SMSFs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
Australia's major accounting bodies have urged Treasury to reconsider proposals that would shift Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) funding costs onto self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), warning the move would unfairly penalise investors ...

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
... continuing a long downward run, Padua said, followed by the wound up of Damien Grist (-3) and Centrepoint Group (-3). Several licensee owners down by two, including Evans Dixon, Rhombus Enterprises, Macquarie Group, Clime Group and the Mancell Family ...

Centrepoint Alliance acquires two advice firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... from Astute-aligned advisers operating under Centrepoint's AFSL. Centrepoint now operates five core business lines: licensee services, financial advice, investments, platforms and lending. Chief executive John Shuttleworth said the new deals align ...

We don't always vote in complainants' favour: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) addressed a crowd of financial advisers at the MDS Self Licensing Summit 2026, busting the myth the ombudsman is always targeting them. Speaking at a discussion panel at last Thursday, AFCA senior ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... generators, if any, as well, he added. "You can't let your adviser choose the files that are going to be audited. You [the licensee] must choose. You got to have structure in this process," Anderson stressed. "The licensee has to make sure that they ...

'No basis' to ban independent trustee model: Equity Trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
... argued it would not be feasible for the drafters of the legislation to precisely define between 'platforms' and 'RSE Licensee of platforms' given the offers provided by all superannuation funds are increasingly overlapping and will do so more in the ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026
An industry expert said financial advisers are increasingly moving towards a self-licensed model to gain better control of their business, while avoiding the risks of operating under large dealer groups. My Dealer Services (MDS) managing director Alex ...

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 ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026
APRA's funding levy will rise by 4.2% to $253.3 million for the 2027 financial year, Treasury estimates show, with superannuation funds expected to cover one third of this charge. Split across the sectors it regulates, APRA apportioned $81.2 million ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... advice per year is a huge risk to the industry." The end of the process culminates in an "ASIC-level, AFCA-level and a licensee-level audit" in pre-providing and post-providing advice to the client, capturing any issue prior to implementation. What is ...