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Advice industry under strain amid crisis of inefficiencies: Elemnta

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
Financial advisers are struggling with inefficiencies in data and implementations that are hindering advice accessibility, growth, and profitability. Early data from the Elemnta-Marshan Consulting 2025 Adviser Efficiency Analysis report highlights three ...

Super funds a "standout" in risk and compliance hiring: Kaizen

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds have been a standout driver of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) hiring, according to a report by Kaizen Recruitment. The latest salary guide by the recruitment firm found pockets of resilience and emerging opportunities in ...

Milford launches two products in response to adviser demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025
Milford Australia has launched two new actively managed funds, including a fixed income strategy in response to growing adviser demand for more liquid, transparent credit solutions. Both the Corporate Bond Plus Fund and the Australian Active 100 Fund ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
As HESTA and Vision Super move to divest members' money from Israeli bonds and shares, other superannuation funds' ethical options continue to overlook human rights abuses. HESTA confirmed the move, saying that as part of its investment strategy ...

Bell Financial Group names inaugural investments chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Bell Financial Group (BFG) has appointed its first chief investment officer, picking someone who recently finished up at Clime Investment Management. Will Riggall is the new investments chief, having ended his tenure at Clime in June after more than ...

Macquarie half-year profit rises to $1.7bn

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Macquarie Group has a reported net profit of $1.7 billion in the first half of the financial year to September, up 3% on the same period last year. Assets under management rose by 5% from last year to $959.1 billion in September 2025. Macquarie Asset ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
Senator Jane Hume's Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Tackling the Gender Super Gap) Bill 2025 sparked a wave of backlash during its second reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually ...

Advisers favour non-traditional equity exposures: Fidante

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Fidante released its Adviser Markets Survey, which revealed that more advisers are favouring non-traditional equity exposures to boost portfolio returns. Findings showed an improvement in market confidence since the beginning of the year. Positive sentiment ...

Majority of SMSF establishments based on bad advice: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Nearly two thirds of SMSFs established under the recommendations of a financial adviser are unsuitable to their needs and put retirement savings at risk, an ASIC review reveals. Of 100 financial advice files investigated, 62 failed to demonstrate compliance ...

Member engagement lies in rewards, gamification: Whitepaper

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
Superannuation funds should be more innovative in boosting member engagement by offering tangible rewards and benefits that can lead to meaningful, repeatable interactions, according to a new whitepaper. The paper published by ASX-listed customer engagement ...