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Ditch cash, curb emotionally led investing: Expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2025
... Risk, said reluctance is a major factor behind people's decisions to remain idle in cash. "All around the world we see people sit on cash. The portion of investable assets that are uninvested is between 60% and 70%," he said. Pointing to the UK ...

Rest hires from AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... acting company secretary. During that time, he supported several board committees, including member and employer services, people and culture, finance and audit and risk and compliance. Before working at AustralianSuper, he worked for Bupa in several ...

Prevention of Shield, First Guardian-like events the focus from here on: Mulino

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... happening is far better than having to compensate. By applying an appropriate framework, Mulino said it will prevent placing people in a situation similar to that of the victims, while simultaneously making the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) ...

Advice sector looks to offshore talent to bridge skills gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... the ones offshored. "We are also looking at where those roles are going and what we can do offshore to try to help those people who are working in those roles, primarily right now in the Philippines and in India, to give them an opportunity to complete ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... insurance contracts is financial advice," he said. "So naturally, when there's a significant reduction in the number of people out there advising on life insurance products... [there is an] impact on the volume of new business and new clients entering ...

Scaling practices depends on AI: FAAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... currently 7.32 million Australians aged over 55 and the average age at the moment of retirement is 57. Of those, 1.36 million people are actively looking for an adviser," he said, citing Adviser Ratings data. Currently, about 10% of Australians have ...

Human biases call for simpler retirement framework: Research

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... the order options are presented or the way risks and rewards are framed. "By framing choices in a way that aligns with people's underlying preferences - not in response to overwhelming information - they're more likely to make confident, informed decisions," ...

SMC makes recommendations to safeguard super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
... SMC said it supports ASIC chair Joe Longo's call for stronger consumer protections, such as cooling off periods to give people the chance to "get a second opinion, have second thoughts." In addition to backing reforms floated by ASIC, SMC also outlined ...

NZ Super Fund appoints people and culture lead

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2025
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has appointed Leona Cheffins as general manager for people and culture, effective today. Cheffins brings over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Beginning her career as a finance and ...

Money laundering to become greater issue for super: AUSTRAC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2025
... an uplift as nefarious actors take advantage of a system that is less prepared. "We've got an aging population; more people are coming to that point where they're hitting 60 and able to access their superannuation. It does mean your money laundering ...