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FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has launched the Advice Academy in a bid to help and support new entrants. Advice Academy offers training modules from Kaplan Professional, mentoring opportunities, a professional year (PY) hours tracker ...

FEATURE | Agriculture: Golden soil

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
In the book The Lucky Country, the late author Donald Horne provides a piercing assessment of Australia in 1964, stating that its prosperity is derived from good fortune rather than industriousness or ambition. He ruminated about the future challenges ...

Australia's gender pay gap narrows: WGEA reports

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... the lower quartile. In contrast, the report identified that the manager gender pay gap has increased proportional to the level of seniority. Findings revealed that women chief executives earn $83,493 less on average in base salary to their male counterparts ...

APRA's fresh guardrails to impact property investors

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... in lending standards that we've seen in previous episodes of strong investor activity. At the moment, the aggregate level of high DTI lending for both owner occupiers and investors is comfortably below the incoming limits," Lonsdale said. "It is ...

Australian Ethical Super handed extra licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... the additional licence conditions will support improved outcomes for AES's members and ensure that there is an appropriate level of independence, rigour and transparency regarding expenditure decisions. "Superannuation fund members should be able to ...

Federation AM strengthens ESG oversight with fresh leadership

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... offices are increasingly drawn to semi-liquid private equity products offered by managers like us. These products provide a level of liquidity that appeals to a specific segment of client portfolios."

Super funds lagging RIC obligations: Pulse Check

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... some licensees when defining cohorts included employment status, life stage, Age Pension eligibility, and the members' level of engagement with and preparedness for the transition to retirement. Most funds (92%) indicated they have delivered on their ...

DC funds "leaving member money on the table": Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... retirement income pathway option. However, polling showed that 62% of funds support the introduction of a mandatory minimum level of income for life in retirement. This high preference for stronger guarantees would likely reduce member flexibility or ...

CalSTRS secures US$190m settlement against Meta

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... interest, confidentiality, compliance with laws and regulation, and illegal behaviour. Meta also agreed to amend its director-level conflicts of interest policy to remove Zuckerberg's decision-making authority over potential conflicts, and to consider ...

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 ...