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Banned SMSF auditor sentenced for falsifying reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
Banned SMSF auditor Kirstian Convery has been sentenced to 60 hours of unpaid community work after pleading guilty to continuing to act as an auditor while disqualified and falsifying audit documents. Convery was convicted by the Melbourne Magistrates ...

Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
Total superannuation assets hit nearly $4.8 trillion in the last financial year, marking a 9% rise, namely driven by the rise of industry funds. APRA's newly released statistics for the year ending June 30 showed Australians' retirement savings ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... people start to accumulate broader wealth, many start to say, 'Well, maybe I want to go to a self-managed super fund (SMSF), or I want to go to an advice practice that can really tailor a plan which is purpose-built for my personal situation and ...

SMSFA appoints head of professional standards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said: "Professional standards are fundamental to maintaining trust and confidence in the SMSF sector and Waller's expertise will help us ensure our members have the capability, support and professional framework ...

AFCA moves to reinstate APT Strategy, opens doors for victims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
The Australian Fiduciaries-linked APT Strategy has been reinstated as a member of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA), paving the way for victims to come forward. AFCA today announced APT Strategy, which is in liquidation, is once again ...

Industry reacts to Mulino's sweeping reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
... with evolving business models and sales practices, including harmful lead-generation models," Burgio added. Meantime, the SMSF Association (SMSFA) said while it "broadly supports" the reforms, some measures would be easier to implement than others. "While ...

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

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... charged to consumers with low account balances for switching-related advice. "ASIC's ongoing work, and our reforms to SMSF reporting, will dovetail to provide better visibility of advice fee deductions across the ecosystem, and greater assurance ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... consumers and interrupt harmful practices," he said. Additionally, the government will align the collection of the first SMSF supervisory levy with fund establishment and increase the levy for the first time since 2013 to ensure the ATO is adequately ...

FEATURE: Cryptocurrency, control and confidence

VINNY VUCAGO  |  SATURDAY, 15 AUG 2026
... for SMSFs is changing rapidly. Speaking at the digital economy conference on the Future of Wealth Creation: Crypto on the SMSF Frontier, Super Concepts chief executive Andrew Row says around half of new super trustees are now under the age of 45, reflecting ...

Super funds should not be asked to fund the CSLR: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2026
... most effective way to bring the CSLR's costs under control," she added. Multiple peak bodies, including the likes of the SMSF Association, the Council of Australian Life Insurers and the Financial Advice Association Australia, have, however, advocated ...
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