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We don't always vote in complainants' favour: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026

... against the complaint. It represents the fact that even for cases that made their way to AFCA, two thirds of the time, the licensees are doing the right thing. "That doesn't demonstrate any sort of bias." Additionally, he highlighted the importance ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026

... Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson warned licensees to improve their control measures for authorised representatives to avoid any unintended consequences. Breaking down licensees' ...

More advisers go self-licensed to avoid associative risks

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2026

... result of the intent to gain better control of their businesses, including straying away from risks associated with large licensees. "Self-licensing has become a major part of the advice landscape, and it tells us something really important, advisers ...

FAAA pushes for 'fundamental' changes to CSLR

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026

... "very significant contributor to client losses and unpaid determinations." Credit intermediaries, credit providers, licensees providing financial advice and securities dealers are the only four sectors that fund the scheme. Currently, consumers believe ...

APRA funding levy rises to $253m

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2026

... Targeting unnecessary spending, the levy will also be used for "intense scrutiny of fund-level expenditure to hold RSE licensees accountable for improving practices, reducing spending that is deemed not in members' best financial interests and promoting ...

Russell Investments hires from BT

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026

... focus on strengthening support for our key accounts and platform partners. "With strong partnerships across a range of licensees and platform providers, we're delighted to have someone with the depth of relationships and experience in the wealth management ...

Aware Super strengthens support for financial advisers

MATTHEW WAI | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026

Aware Super is introducing better support to financial advisers as it antes up the delivery of education with licensees and advisers, in a move to expand its advice relationships capability. To better focus on the initiative, the $235 billion super ...

Generation Life, PPS Mutual make senior distribution hires

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026

... distribution Brendon Rodda said Coulter spent more than 20 years building the kind of lasting relationships that advisers and licensees value most, and he understands what it takes to translate those relationships into meaningful outcomes for clients. ...

NEOS, TAL honoured at Life Insurance Awards

STAFF WRITER | FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026

... Service, presented by Financial Standard. NEOS was selected as the winner following an online survey of financial advisers, licensees and support staff, rating insurers across various service parameters that can critically affect their business. This ...

ASIC reviews AFSLs over finfluencer concerns

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 24 APR 2026

... unlicensed financial advice or engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct, as well as commencing a review of several licensees and their supervision of 15 finfluencers operating under their licences. This comes as ASIC continues working alongside 16 ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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