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FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... critical role in enabling Australians to access a wide range of investment opportunities with the support of financial advice," Briggs said. "Within the range of policy options being considered, there are several worthwhile and significant reforms being ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... in the future. Among pre-retirees aged 55 to 59, digital users are more than three times more likely to seek financial advice in the next 12 months compared to non-users. FSC chief executive Blake Briggs said digital advice is complementing traditional ...

AZ NGA acquires Tasmanian advice firm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... cultural alignment position us well to build a market leading advice business and broaden access to high-quality financial advice." FWA is licensed by Charter Financial Planning, which sits under Entireti's umbrella of financial services firms. Hudson ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... the deadline for education requirements passed at the beginning of the year. Speaking to Financial Standard, Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standard Phil Anderson said the limited advice licence ...

Five promoted at Frontier Advisors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... team, Frontier said. Anthony Luxford and Dan Manser are now senior consultants. Luxford previously worked in financial advice, including as a paraplanner, before joining Frontier as an associate in 2021. He works in the emerging institutional investor ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... system. In the CSLR reforms, Treasury proposes revising the treatment of counterfactual loss for CSLR-eligible financial advice complaints. The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) generally determines loss in financial advice complaints ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... Michael Peters has been appointed to the newly created role and will accelerate its consolidation effort across the financial advice sector, while driving earnings growth through all initiatives, the group said. He will also take leadership of WTL's ...

Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... complexity across the advice industry. Melville brings more than 30 years' experience across wealth management, financial advice, and banking. He spent over 20 years at Macquarie Group, most recently leading the virtual adviser network within wealth ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... lapse after a further three business days. Treasury also wants to limit fee deductions for switching-related financial advice and introduce codification obligations for receiving super funds to review advice fee deductions. "The collapses of Shield and ...

Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... 'waterfall' framework to respond more predictably to large-scale, investment-related losses arising from personal financial advice misconduct where costs exceed the annual sub-sector levy caps." This means that any funding shortfall would be ...