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Sequoia shares dive nearly 50%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Sequoia Financial Group's share price has dived nearly 50% since the start of the year, compounded by ASIC's recent lawsuit against subsidiary InterPrac Financial Planning, which has wiped millions from its market cap. Sequoia's share price ...

Iress dismisses takeover talks

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
Iress has denied reports published in The Australian about a potential takeover, saying there is "no basis" to confirm reports on potential price or exclusivity terms. "Iress continues to engage with multiple parties in order to ascertain whether there ...

Diverged focus for HNWs presents adviser opportunity: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2025
Australia's high-net-worth (HNW) population continues to grow but so do risks related to their investments, as over a quarter now seek advice due to shifted priorities and a focus on private markets. LGT Wealth Management's 2025 State of Wealth ...

Cbus launches Age Pension campaign

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Cbus has launched a campaign to help its members near the age of retirement claim government pension benefits. In a recent survey of its members, Cbus found that nine out of 10 respondents approaching retirement age lack confidence in understanding ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
Establishing a framework to prevent disasters like the Shield Master Fund and First Guardian Master Fund from happening again will be the focus moving forward, minister for financial services Daniel Mulino told the Financial Advice Association Australia ...

Scaling practices depends on AI: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
The financial advice industry cannot rely on hiring more advisers to scale practices, rather it needs to prioritise the adoption of new technology that will also help meet unprecedented demand for advice over the next five years, this year's Financial ...

HNW investors prioritise trust and human connection: Praemium

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
A recent study by Praemium and CoreData indicated trusted expertise and human connection are paramount concerns among high-net-worth (HNW) investors. Despite the rise of AI solutions and digital tools, the study indicated 36% of HNW investors rank trust ...

Delaying reforms to YFYS test, RG97 costing members: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
Retirees may be as much as $20,000 worse off at retirement due to the Your Future, Your Super performance test and RG97, a new report suggests. It could also be costing the country up to 140,000 jobs, the Australian Investment Council and Mandala say. ...

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 ...

Future Fund rethinks portfolio amid 'greater uncertainty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... relationships was "unfit for purpose". "Equally, our approach of leaning into a single stable secular scenario to help inform our longer-term portfolio construction activity was recognised as sub-optimal given the increased degree of longer-term uncertainty ...