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IMF tells Chalmers to curb spending

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... productivity, dynamism and competition. "The authorities are implementing a series of reforms to modernise competition policy to better support business dynamism, innovation, and investment." Chalmers also noted that the IMF said the net zero transformation ...

Advisers may be caught by new AML/CTF reforms: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... the "bad guys", as it realises lawyers, accountants, financial advisers and other professional service providers tend to better understand their clients than banks, as he outlines how advisers may need to refresh their compliance framework to prepare ...

Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... exuberance and move into fear and denial then panic and circle back to indifference and reluctance. "If we help people make better financial decisions, we help them get invested and stay invested. We are improving their financial wellbeing and returns ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... for the government and the financial advice industry, Mulino said preventing such incidents from ever happening is far better than having to compensate. By applying an appropriate framework, Mulino said it will prevent placing people in a situation similar ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... "Instead of constantly rewriting the law, the government should fix the regulator. What we need isn't more laws, it's better enforcement, not more red tape, but smarter regulation. We don't need more reform. We need ASIC reform," he said. ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... outsource have not visited the country where the staff is based. However, 84% said they are keen to undertake a study tour to better understand their offshoring teams. 5 Elk chief executive and founder Danielle Cornelissen said offshoring has substantially ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... are some of the things that arise when you get a stagnation in distribution." Ross added the passage of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms will help soothe this stagnation. "Michelle Levy did say that the new class or new category ...

HUB24 takes stake in Finura Digital

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... adviser productivity by streamlining advice document creation, making the process simpler, more efficient and delivering better client experiences." To deliver efficiencies, myhub will integrate leading advice technologies including HUB24 Group capabilities ...

CalPERS adopts total portfolio approach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... track a benchmark for each class, and make it simpler to assess performance. A TPA model also enables investment teams to better identify opportunities between public and private markets, while MSCI has previously said such an approach can make it easier ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... macroeconomic dynamics, policy regimes, and asset class behaviours have however made us rethink portfolio construction and how to better achieve our mandate. A key outcome has been a prime focus on achieving portfolio resilience," Future Fund said. "With ...