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Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. A survey conducted by the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA), Praemium and CoreData reveals financial advice has not kept up with the HNW population's booming wealth. ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... work. Looking ahead, Torrington says adviser education will be key. "They should know what to ask. I'm always saying advisers will fix this long before ASIC," he adds. While advisers are getting better and blunt with their questions, Torrington says ...

Behavioural constraint is costing retirees greatly: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... said. "The constraint is behavioural, and no amount of additional information or projections are likely to help. Instead, advisers need a fresh approach which reframes levels of commitment and stresses the exit ramps in any retirement income strategy. ...

InvestSMART to realise $16m from Intelligent Investor sale

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... wealth advice business through the InvestSMART platform, technology tools for investors with the addition of financial advisers." TIP chief executive Andrew Coleman said the incoming business will become TIP's retail facing arm, aligned with its ...

HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... Life (AGILE) and Challenger annuities. HUB24 chief operating officer Craig Lawrenson said the new offering will allow advisers to deliver better outcomes for their clients. "Choice and flexibility are fundamental to a trusted superannuation system, enabling ...

ASIC launches action against Equity Trustees for $65m First Guardian failures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... should be on those parties. "The actions by regulators and government to expose the misconduct of now-banned financial advisers and allegedly fraudulent promoters, responsible entities and investment managers are commendable, as are the initiatives to ...

Data, compliance key to successful technology-enabled advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... improving client and investment data before leveraging AI over it. On the final day of the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference in Melbourne, Flextrade vice president of business development James Hammond said the reality ...

Emerging markets progress from consumption to innovation: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... out of the US, that's causing people to look to the East right now," he told the annual Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference. "People I speak to, having had a lot of USD exposure, now think, 'Maybe at the margin ...

Investors thrust into rules of the 'jungle': Economist

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... experienced where "things are completely up in the air and seem very tribal." She told the annual Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference that it is a difficult time for investors who are trying to digest the tumult triggered ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... IRIS solution". "This is a significant milestone for MLC Expand and shows the demand we're seeing from financial advisers for MLC Retirement Boost," MLC Expand chief executive Liz McCarthy said. "The way that Australians think about retirement is ...