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Treasury opens CSLR funding, sustainability consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... FY26. The scheme has been criticised for its constant depletion of funding. Last December, then shadow financial services minister Pat Conaghan slammed the CSLR, saying that a scheme designed to compensate victims must be sustainable. "Right now, the ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... hold Labor to account for its budget blowouts and skyrocketing debts," Taylor said. Meantime, former financial services minister Senator Jane Hume was named deputy leader of the Opposition in the shadow cabinet, while also taking the role of shadow minister ...

Mulino wants PII to step up to make CSLR sustainable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 DEC 2025
... Complaints Authority (AFCA) membership after licence cancellation, which is for at least 12 months. Shadow Financial Services Minister Pat Congaghan has slammed the CSLR for blowing out of proportion and therefore being unsustainable. "Right now, the ...

Feature: Digital advice | Sleeping giant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2025
... that technology can be powerful - it is inevitable," he says. Overwhelmed In late 2023, when former financial services minister Stephen Jones broached that a new class of advisers (NCA) can help make advice more accessible and affordable, he directly ...

FAAA fights to reignite Dixon inquiry

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson said it is working closely with the Financial Services Minister Daniel Mulino and the Shadow Minister to get the inquiry back on track. "Both parties have indicated that they support the ...

AIOFP, FAAA encouraged by first meeting with Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
Following their inaugural meeting with new financial services minister Daniel Mulino, the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) and Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) feel enthused about the impact he will have ...

Coalition names shadow treasurer, financial services minister

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
The Coalition, following its election defeat and brief split, has unveiled its shadow ministry. Leader of the opposition Sussan Ley confirmed that Ted O'Brien will act as deputy leader and shadow treasurer, while Pat Conaghan will act as shadow assistant ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... advice associations are eagerly anticipating meaningful and swift changes to take place under new financial services minister Daniel Mulino, optimistic that critical reforms in the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and Delivering Better Financial ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... paid. So, we do have some concerns." In addition, as the industry awaits who will be named the new financial services minister, the FAAA said it intends to hand over a long list of "critical" advice reforms. "As soon as we know who that minister is ...

Labor wins: What super, advice industries want

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2025
... Australia (FAAA) said it is looking forward to working with the re-elected Labor government and new financial services minister, following the retirement of Stephen Jones. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood reaffirmed the FAAA's commitment to collaborating ...
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