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Clearer distinction of advice required around aged care costs: Review

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... costs. The review acknowledges only financial advisers with an aged care specialist designation, accredited via the Aged Care Steps Accredited Aged Care Professional program from the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), can advise on the specific ...

Aged care misinformation poses opportunity for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2026
... suffering from the confusion and misinformation surrounding the new aged care reforms. Louise Biti, director of Aged Care Steps, told the annual SMSF Association National Conference she is witnessing a proliferation of misinformation in the aged care ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... report, The risk of unrelated aged care advice: protecting older Australians and ensuring quality advice paper, Aged Care Steps identifies key issues with how aged care advice is being provided in Australia, calling for reform. Older Australians and ...

Why aged care advice needs tougher regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2024
... to superficial and often conflicted advice, that can put older Australians at risk of elder abuse, according to Aged Care Steps, which is rallying for tougher protections and laws. Aged Care Steps is seeking feedback from stakeholders in aged care, including ...

FPA announces new specialist designation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... through a specialisation in aged care advice and provides professional recognition of this expertise. Director of Aged Care Steps Louise Biti said she has been running the program for six years and and over 2000 financial planners have completed the ...

Aged care RC will spook Aussies into advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... I actually think it will increase demand for financial advice, because they want that peace of mind," he said. Aged Care Steps director and fellow panellist Assyat David agreed, adding she thinks the inquiry will begin a conversation among Australians ...

Advisers must tread carefully on PLS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... financial advisers cannot provide advice on the instrument unless authorised under an Australian credit licence, Aged Care Steps director Louise Biti said. As such, Biti said advisers without such authorisation are limited to providing strategy advice ...

Advisers can fill aged care demand gap: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... financial advisers' service offering and provide a new source of revenue in the medium-term, a joint study by Aged Care Steps and Swiss Re reveals. The research, which explored the challenges and fears around aged care, found about 90% of advisers surveyed ...

Strategy Steps sold to knowIT

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... previous owners Louise Biti and Assayat David to focus on the expansion of aged care advice solutions business, Aged Care Steps. David said the pair developed Strategy Steps to a level of maturity and are excited by the future possibility for the continued ...

Advisers looking for longevity and aged care solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... the entire retirement life-cycle, with the latter tapering off during the passive phase through to aged care. Aged Care Steps co-founder Louise Biti then took the discussion to the aged care phase specifically, pointing out that it is a growing concern ...
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