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Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
Treasury is proposing to overhaul the curriculum and learning outcomes for new entrants in financial advice, admitting that current requirements are "excessive compared to other professions". The new consultation proposes the pathway to becoming a financial ...

Infocus reinforces focus on adviser support, governance with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Infocus has named its head of professional standards, hiring from Count. Phil Creswell has joined the national advice group, where he will oversee adviser audits, quality advice coaching, business health checks and adviser support, helping to ensure ...

Brisbane financial adviser appears in court on dishonesty charges

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
Brisbane financial adviser Sunny Mahendra Prakash appeared in the city's Magistrates Court on March 6 to face multiple charges of dishonesty offences. Prakash is a director of Principal Financial Services, Self-Managed Super, Provest Enterprises, and ...

Former adviser incurs additional charges for dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
Former financial adviser Donald James Cuthbertson has been charged with 11 additional counts of dishonest representation. Last year, Cuthbertson was slapped with multiple charges for allegedly making dishonest representations to potential investors ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8% in the December quarter 2025 and 2.6% compared to a year ago, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "There was broad based economic growth in the quarter, with rises observed in a large ...

US exceptionalism may have peaked: ART

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Australian Retirement Trust chief economist Brian Parker told the Financial Standard 2026 Economic Outlook webinar that we're likely going to face more frequent and severe disruptions as a "new world order" appears. Speaking at the event - which ...

Structural headwinds driving Australian capital offshore: Redican

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
Structural impediments in the local economy are making offshore investments more appealing for Australian investors, according to NSW Treasury Corporation chief economist Brian Redican. Speaking on the 2026 Financial Standard Economic Outlook webinar ...

US and Israel strike Iran: What it means for investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
Iran was hit by joint strikes from the United States and Israel over the weekend, after talks between the US and Iran over nuclear capabilities broke down. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was among those killed in the conflict, and Iran ...

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
New research from Super Members Council (SMC) has revealed an "alarming spike" in the number of Australians with very small super balances and no pre-existing advice relationship taking part in super switching. The SMC research said these small-balance ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
Padraig Brown has left Mercer after more than 14 years, ending his stint as New Zealand chief investment officer. He is joining NZX-listed Precinct Properties, the country's largest commercial property owner, worth about $3.4 billion. At NZX-listed ...