News : Financial Planning

AFCA super rules need reforming

October 7, 2025

The FAAA has called for the Australian Financial Complaint Authority to reconsider its rules regarding actions against superannuation funds.

October 2, 2025

Australians receiving financial advice are increasingly more confident about their financial future than those who are not advised.

October 1, 2025

The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort has called for changes to payments that could be delayed due to SMSF trust structures.

October 1, 2025

Around one fifth of advisers have yet to disclose whether they have met education standards that will allow them to practice next year.

September 29, 2025

A distinct opportunity exists for practitioners to provide service t SMSF trustees as the majority of the sector is not receiving advice.

September 22, 2025

SMSF practitioners who cut corners to save clients time or money may find that strategy fails when disputes arise around benefits.

September 22, 2025

The government will not be providing a definition of what will be considered simple advice under the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes package.

September 17, 2025

ASIC has banned an accountant after it found he provided unlicensed advice about setting up SMSFs and rolling funds into them.

September 11, 2025

The funding shortfall regarding the CSLR should be borne by the entire financial services industry as well as the government sector.

September 4, 2025

An additional levy on advisers to fund the CSLR is a band-aid solution, when the compensation scheme needs to be urgently reformed.