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Two Ensombl senior leaders exit

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... them forward." "It was often raw, sometimes unpolished, but always driven by the same mission - solve the problems top of mind for advisers.... This meant adjusting our strategy and processes constantly, and no one complained. The team got on with it ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... accessible guidance that can scale with their needs over time. "In an environment where many are seeking financial peace of mind and turning to unregulated 'finfluencers' and artificial intelligence for information, digital tools from trusted ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... principle in the code should be for insurers to treat every customer interaction with the potential for vulnerability in mind, particularly during claims when customers are most likely to experience stress. This is not a formal checklist, nor does it ...

FEATURE: Global equities | Triaging tech's second act

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... visibility evolve," he adds. Pearce notes the current broadening outside the tech sector as healthy. "You have to bear in mind one company's spending is another company's revenue, so everyone benefits," he says. "That is indeed why we are seeing a broadening ...

Australian Ethical launches climate-focused private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Australian Ethical has launched a new fund for wholesale investors to access institutional grade private markets investments, with a cornerstone commitment of up to $125 million from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC). CEFC's commitment to ...

Viridian targets double-digit growth

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
Viridian Financial chief executive Raamy Shahien told Financial Standard he is focused on continuing to grow the business through hires and more mergers and acquisitions (M&A), targeting a double-digit growth rate. "We've always been clear that ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
As the conflict in the Middle East continues, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his address at the National Press Club to stress the importance of economic sovereignty to support national resilience. Albanese said the government is focused on ...

Genetic testing laws pass parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... landscape. "All of CALI's members recognise that predictive genetic testing can play an important role in giving people peace of mind and supporting them to reduce potential health risks," it said.

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... passionate questions that enable clients to feel comfortable enough, to start to open up about what's in their heart and mind." Principal Edge senior financial adviser and partner Dwayne Fernandes says allowing the parents to explain to their family ...

Minderoo picks Lill for chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
Andrew Lill is taking over as chief investment officer at Minderoo Foundation in July. Lill was most recently chief investment officer at legalsuper, but it was announced earlier this week he was departing to take on a role outside of superannuation. ...