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Advisers want to boost client book by 36%: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... them to refine their business models and strengthen their value proposition to clients, while also achieving better work-life balance for themselves and their teams," said Peker.

PPS Mutual appoints head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
... look after his family. Waller was previously the general manager of business partnerships and underwriting at Resolution Life Australasia for more than two years. He has also worked at AMP, Asteron Life, OnePath and ING Australia. Waller will lead PPS ...

AustralianSuper names chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... recently, she was the insurance director and chief financial officer for cash and transactional banking and insurance businesses (life, general and lender's mortgage insurance) at Westpac for over eight years before joining QBE Insurance in April ...

AMP launches new digital financial advice tools

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
AMP has launched a series of new digital advice solutions to provide members with personalised retirement plans. The recent enhancements include streamlined access to three new retirement sub-journeys and a retirement planner. Through the new digital ...

MLC platform adds retirement specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... strategic retirement partnership positions at Colonial First State, Challenger Limited and TAL. He arrives from Resolution Life, where he was national institutional retirement lead. MLC Expand chief executive Liz McCarthy said the firm had been pleased ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... only clearly demonstrated a level of technical excellence, incorporating engagement with all the professionals in a client's life, but he also showed great empathy and professional judgement to adapt and deliver client first advice in times of considerable ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... there's been a range of factors that have been a disincentive for advisers to break into the risk space," Anderson said. "The Life Insurance Framework (LIF) reform and the Relationship Authorisation Manager (RAM) changes that came as a result of that ...

HNW investors prioritise trust and human connection: Praemium

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... wealth situation (49%). Respondents said they value advisers who can help them make informed decisions (38%), understand their life goals and family needs (34%) and integrate wealth strategies across family members (34%). Findings showed 70% of participants ...

Japanese insurer acquires stake in Barings

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... Barings-an asset manager with a strong track record and deep expertise-and with MassMutual, a leading provider of high-quality life insurance solutions, carries significant meaning for our group," MS&AD and MSI chief executive Shinichiro Funabiki said. ...

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 ...