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FAAA's Advice Academy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... if they do not review the accuracy of their Financial Adviser Register profile. Abood added that the academy will help bridge the gap between the low number of financial advisers in Australia and the growing demand for advice. "Australia is preparing ...

AI to maximise returns for super members: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2025
... dissonance between conservative investment strategies and the need for better long-term returns to finance their retirement. To bridge this gap, the study indicated that funds are increasingly implementing technology and AI as the solutions to assist ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
The financial advice profession is helping solve the talent shortage by tapping into the offshoring workforce, offering pathways to education and training, according to Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA). At the annual Congress in Perth ...

Barings appoints new head of APAC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2025
... we can unlock new opportunities and deliver even more value to our clients," Jan said. "I look forward to serving as a bridge between our local markets and global leadership, ensuring open, two-way communication that supports both top-down strategy and ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... interfaces and retirement income calculators, according to the Rethinking superannuation engagement paper. One effective way to bridge this gap, the paper suggested, is by offering members tangible, immediate value such as rewards or lifestyle benefits. ...

Hiring blitz continues at Ascalon

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... our clients grow with precision and purpose," Roga said. He added that Ascalon's model is deliberately designed to bridge institutional discipline with practical commercial support. "Ascalon's next phase of growth is about scale and partnership ...

Actuaries Institute makes proposal to close advice gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2025
The Actuaries Institute has released a proposed framework for closing the financial advice gap in Australia. The Actuaries Institute Help, Guidance and Advice (HGA) Working Group undertook extensive research and consultation to examine how different ...

'We have entered a new economic era': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... appear alarmist. In our view, evolution is more likely than revolution, but there is still a lot of water to go under the bridge." Lastly, the world is in the early stages of a major demographic shift as its people age, and more countries deal with absolute ...

Super funds to double UK, EU investments over next decade

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... the capital exposure for Australia in the UK and EU, private investments are also growing. Australian capital is helping bridge major infrastructure funding gaps by supporting Europe's energy transition, digital infrastructure and transport renewal. ...

MLC Expand targets time savings with new AI capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
MLC's super and retirement platform, MLC Expand, is rolling out a slew of artificial intelligence (AI) automation tools that it says could save advice practices hundreds of hours per month. Over the coming months, MLC Expand is launching automation ...