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Annual ReCALIbrate recipients named

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
The 2025 recipients of the Council of Australian Life Insurers' (CALI) third annual ReCALIbrate program have been announced. The five beneficiaries are Whitsunday Wealth financial adviser Zoe Kennedy, Parachute Cover life insurance specialist Natalie ...

Full automation key for business success, but not investments

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
Financial advisers are moving to automate many business processes, but investment automation remains limited as they look to maintain control over decision-making. The AdviceTech 2025 Turning Data Into Growth report, based on over 300 financial advice ...

ETF adoption 'intensifies': VanEck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2025
New research has revealed ETF adoption among advisers has intensified in the last year, with over 70% reporting greater usage and 65% using two or more smart beta strategies. The 2025 VanEck Smart Beta Survey also found the depth of usage has expanded ...

Australian Food Super to transition to age-based premiums

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
Australian Food Super is transitioning its insurance offering to age-based pricing, with older members to pay much more for cover. For insurance purposes, Australian Food Super members are categorised as either manual workers or office workers. For ...

Generation Life hires former Allianz Retire+ exec

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025
Generation Life has appointed Brendon Rodda as general manager, sales. Rodda joins Generation Life from Allianz Retire+ where he was chief distribution officer, a role he had taken on in March 2024. Prior to that, Rodda also held roles at Challenger ...

Vast majority of advised Australians "tangibly" better off: FAAA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2025
A survey by the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) found Australians with a financial adviser are more confident in their perceived quality of life. According to the FAAA's 2025 Value of Advice Index, 93% of advised Australians say they are ...

Super complaints decline year-on-year: AFCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2025
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has completed its latest update of the AFCA Datacube, which makes data on complaints publicly accessible to consumers and financial firms. The latest update provides data on complaints made within ...

Explosive rise in claims drives new TPD solution for Acenda

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025
Acenda has launched a new insurance benefit, Total Permanent Disability (TPD) Severity, in response to a significant surge in claims, particularly for mental health and musculoskeletal conditions. According to the life insurer, there was a 166% increase ...

Marketing, communications roles gain momentum

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Communications roles have exploded in the financial services industry this year, while the number of product management roles on offer is beginning to rise. That's according to Kaizen Recruitment's Marketing Salary Guide FY2025-26, which also found ...

Allspring appoints head of sales for new Sydney office

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025
Allspring Global Investments has announced Jeremy Gordon will be the head of sales for Australia and New Zealand, leading its new Sydney office. Gordon brings over 25 years of experience in the funds management industry to the role. He previously spent ...