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Building Tomorrow’s Profession: Insights from 2024 and Strategies for 2025 Building Tomorrow’s Profession: Insights from 2024 and Strategies for 2025 Building Tomorrow’s Profession: Insights from 2024 and Strategies for 2025

by Adviser Ratings

As the year draws to a close, it's time to take stock, reflect on the significant changes, and consider the promising future that lies ahead for our profession.

Ask an Adviser: How Can I Reduce Capital Gains Tax on My Investment Property While Boosting Super? Ask an Adviser: How Can I Reduce Capital Gains Tax on My Investment Property While Boosting Super? Ask an Adviser: How Can I Reduce Capital Gains Tax on My Investment Property While…

by Alex Berlee

With retirement on the horizon, Gerhard is looking for ways to minimise capital gains tax while strengthening his and his wife’s super—just one of the many real-life questions we tackle each week in our Ask an Adviser series.

Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 11-18, 2025 Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 11-18, 2025 Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 11-18, 2025

by Adviser Ratings

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2025, the financial advice profession continues to adapt to competing pressures - balancing rising regulatory demands with client needs while navigating commercial realities. This week saw significant…

Ask An Adviser: Can I Recover My Long-Forgotten Bitcoin? Ask An Adviser: Can I Recover My Long-Forgotten Bitcoin? Ask An Adviser: Can I Recover My Long-Forgotten Bitcoin?

by Nick Zvezdakoski

In this week’s Ask an Adviser segment, Holly wonders if an old Bitcoin investment on a mining platform can be recovered without records. Nick Zvezdakoski of Strategic Wealth explores possible ways to track lost crypto, from checking past…

The $4 Trillion Super Secret: Why Advisers Choose Differently The $4 Trillion Super Secret: Why Advisers Choose Differently The $4 Trillion Super Secret: Why Advisers Choose Differently

by Adviser Ratings

New data reveals a stark disconnect: while AustralianSuper and other industry giants lead APRA's rankings, adviser fund flows tell a different story. HUB24 and Netwealth dominate NPS scores as advisers prioritise technology integration and…

Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 19-26, 2025 Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 19-26, 2025 Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 19-26, 2025

by Adviser Ratings

Your one-stop shop for the week’s advice news—sharp, time-saving insights to keep you informed, efficient and ahead of the curve.

CARs to the Left of Me, Budgets to the Right — Here I Am, Stuck in the Middle of an Election with You CARs to the Left of Me, Budgets to the Right — Here I Am, Stuck in the Middle of an Election with You CARs to the Left of Me, Budgets to the Right — Here I Am, Stuck in the Middle of an…

by Adviser Ratings

The financial advice sector faces significant regulatory transitions with DBFO reforms and the 2025/26 Federal Budget announcement. The reforms include superannuation advice changes and replacing SOAs with CARs, but lack critical elements. The…

Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 25 - April 1, 2025 Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 25 - April 1, 2025 Weekly Financial Advice Recap: March 25 - April 1, 2025

by Adviser Ratings

Stay sharp and up to date on the week’s advice news. Budget buzz, CSLR tensions, client retention pressure, consolidation moves, and election manoeuvring—you’ve got the must-know shifts right here.

No Reform, No Problem: Why the Profession Couldn't Wait for Political Solutions No Reform, No Problem: Why the Profession Couldn't Wait for Political Solutions No Reform, No Problem: Why the Profession Couldn't Wait for Political Solutions

by Adviser Ratings

The end of another political cycle presents an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved over the past three years. Despite regulatory stagnation and unfulfilled promises of reform, Australian financial advisers have transformed their…