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Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
The opportunity costs of leaving cash in a savings account are too high as financial advisers can do more to help manage clients' emotional responses when it comes to taking higher risks with their money, a behavioural finance expert said. At the ...

MLC platform adds retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... August with TAL and Challenger. Andrew Long is tasked with promoting MLC Retirement Boost to licensees and financial advisers. Long brings years of experience to the role, having held strategic retirement partnership positions at Colonial First State ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... winners and finalists at this year's awards." "They are showcasing the positive and life-changing impact that financial advisers can have, particularly in Australia's complex and ever-changing financial environment. "This important recognition can't ...

Talent crunch lifts base salaries for advisers: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
The shortage of financial advisers is seeing firms increasingly raise base salaries by as much as $50,000, according to a report by Kaizen Recruitment. The recruitment firm's latest wealth management salary guide found it comes as superannuation funds ...

FAAA launches digital client identification tool

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... working with the Attorney-General's Department and AUSTRAC on the new AML/CTF reforms. "The win here is that financial advisers will retain their less onerous obligations under item 54 of the regulations, and they will not be captured unreasonably by ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... taken an equity stake in Finura Digital, the parent company to Advice Designer, a SaaS platform that helps financial advisers automate their advice production processes. In addition, HUB24 will introduce myhub, an "ecosystem concept" being developed ...

Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
Financial advisers need to tackle inherent behavioural bias in members and build simpler frameworks to improve retirement outcomes, according to research by Industry Fund Services (IFS). The whitepaper, published in collaboration with Challenger, identified ...

Milford appoints country head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... head of adviser distribution, investment management. He was responsible for servicing a national footprint of financial advisers, dealer groups, research teams and platforms in addition to leading a team of business development professionals. Milford ...

Estimated CSLR levy comes in at $127m for FY27

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... Shield. In total, the initial estimate for FY27 is $137.5 million. With $126.9 million expected to be paid by financial advisers, the balance is split between the securities dealing, credit intermediation and credit provision sub-sectors. Securities ...

Brighter Super expands senior team

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... team will be responsible for the fund's growth strategy and strengthening relationships with independent financial advisers (IFAs). He will also lead a team of on-the-ground super specialists, managing the fund's relationships with nearly 1600 ...