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ASIC reviews adviser register again

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... check if relevant providers have met the qualifications standard. Since 1 January 2026, all personnel providing personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial products must meet the qualifications standard. Those who missed their applicable ...

FSCP slaps prohibition order on adviser

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... running until after 23 April 2029. During that period, Byrnes cannot be registered as a relevant provider or give personal advice to retail clients on relevant financial products. The sitting panel found that Byrnes breached the Code of Ethics requirements ...

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2026
... to use the NCAs to give members simpler, more affordable help with their retirement, without the cost of full personal advice. Speaking at the Financial Services Council (FSC) Retirement Summit in Sydney last week, HUB24 chief executive and managing ...

'Flawed' CSLR model needs to be redesigned: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... Australians should not be forced to cross-subsidise a bigger share of the bill. Under the current design proposals, the personal advice sector's Tier 1 contribution is now proposed to halve - cutting its share of the bill from $20 million to $10 ...

FEATURE | Digital advice | Interlocking the pieces

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... stance on the offering. Gregory says UniSuper's service provides members with "simple, accessible" genuine personal advice that lowers persistent barriers to the advice gap. According to UniSuper's data, most members complete the advice in around ...

ASIC zeroes in on recurring compliance breaches

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
... that annual financial statements are lodged accurately and on time. The update also flags ongoing concerns around personal advice involving superannuation contributions and rollovers. ASIC said poor advice in this area had resulted in clients exceeding ...

AIA Australia rejigs retail team, appoints new lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... Sciarrone spearheaded AIA Financial Wellbeing, which operates with a separate AFSL to AIA Australia and offers personal advice to customers of CBA with life insurance and wealth needs, as chief executive and managing director. Phillips was named chief ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... Mulino said the CSLR was not designed to absorb the costs associated with large scale investment losses linked to personal advice failures and that "the quantum of those losses is simply too large." "We are ensuring that compensation is delivered earlier ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... unsolicited offer of a financial product to a consumer. Several exceptions apply, including offers made while providing personal advice to the consumer by a person who is required to act in the consumer's best interests. Treasury previously stated ...

AustralianSuper enters advice space

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... Levy said. "Through the online advice journeys, AustralianSuper members will be able to get just that - quality personal advice and guidance whenever they need it. "This will help members to make good decisions about their superannuation and, ultimately ...
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