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Financial Planning

Awareness of options could boost advice access: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Superannuation is the number one topic Australians want financial advice on, however a significant proportion have little to no idea they can pay for it through their super.

CSLR levy underspend expected as claim processing slows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) is set to underspend its $24.1 million FY25 levy.

Count Financial class action dismissed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2025
The Federal Court has dismissed a class action against Count Financial and determined the applicant will pay Count's costs.

Industry groups hammer out guidance on tax-deductible advice fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA), in consultation with leading accounting bodies, has released new guidance on tax-deductible advice fees.

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
Even with more potential interest rate cuts in the works, Australians feel as though their financial situation is in dire straits as many struggle with the cost-of-living crisis and do not know the best place to seek financial advice, new surveys reveal.

Centrepoint Alliance locks in hundreds of Brighter Super advice clients

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2025
Centrepoint Alliance, which entered into an agreement to acquire the advice book of Brighter Super, has confirmed that most eligible members opted to stay in the transition.

Entireti, Otivo enter strategic alliance for digital advice

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
Entireti and licensed digital advice platform Otivo have partnered up to build a scalable, low-cost solution to "meet the needs of consumers across the advice continuum."

Wealth management has never looked better: Knox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
Appearing at the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) conference this week, Otivo chair Ian Knox discussed the shifting nature of Australia's wealth management industry, saying he's never seen it look so good - but it could still be ...

Alternatives spark 'real' opportunities for HNW advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
There are an increasing number of high-net-worth (HNW) investors using alternative assets to diversify, protect against inflation and lessen returns related to the public markets, with Praemium saying advisers should look to capitalise from this trend.

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
Australia's top 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 ...