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FAAA urges inclusion of advisers on occupational shortage list

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... said the process for new entrants is long and arduous, typically taking at least four to five years from commencement of study to full registration. "Many universities are delisting onshore financial planning courses due to low enrolments - six courses ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... legal obligations, client and consumer behaviour, and financial advice fundamentals. The proposed list of financial concepts study includes aged care advice, estate planning and estate law, accounting, banking and investments. "The current curriculum ...

Inflation to spike, oil supply plenty: Chalmers

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2026
... doesn't run out, we're certainly not expecting that we will," he told the interview. However, a new Macquarie University study shows that petrol prices have jumped 50 cents a litre on average across Australia since the start of the Iran war. ...

Australians unlock only 1% of $600bn in home equity: Deloitte

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
A new study reveals that around $600 billion of home equity can be unlocked through structured equity release products, yet only a fraction has been used thus far. Deloitte's 2026 Australian Reverse Mortgage Survey - compiled in collaboration with Heartland ...

Financial services' gender pay gap improves at 21.4%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2026
... services sector has again improved its gender pay gap to reach 21.4%, the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) study finds. Albeit a marginal improvement from last year's 22.2%, the gender pay gap for the sector still rides high above the ...

Acenda enters retirement market with new solution

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... of money in retirement, according to Acenda's From Uncertainty to Confidence research. Prepared by CoreData Research, the study was conducted in June 2025 and included 508 participants. The paper found the amount pre-retirees need to retire has increased ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... consider investing sustainably, but presently only one in five does. Meantime, a Responsible Investment Association Australasia study in 2024 found 80% of investors find a lack of independent information stops them from switching to a sustainable superannuation ...

Global pension assets near $90tn: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... savings continued to drive growth, new research found. According to the Thinking Ahead Institute's Global Pension Assets Study 2026 report, which includes pensions data for 22 markets, Australia maintained its fifth place with US$2.97 trillion ($4.2tn) ...

UN pension fund confirms leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2026
... review are expected to be handed down in 2028. However, over the next 12 months, the pension fund will progress a feasibility study for transitioning to total portfolio approach to improve its investment model.

WT Financial Group clear on 2026 strategy, rebrands retail advice arm

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2026
While the ASX-listed financial advice group is staying firm on its objectives for 2026, it has refreshed the identity of its consumer advice business, signalling an evolution is underway. WT Financial Group founder and managing director Keith Cullen ...