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Women in Super announces new board line-up

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2025
... has refreshed its board, appointing two new directors and welcoming back a former member as it sharpens its focus on advocacy, equity and industry engagement. First up is Carla De Campo, executive director of public affairs at IFM Investors where she ...

Advisers acquired 300k new clients in 2025: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2025
... relationships have stabilised over the past year. At the same time, advised Australians report higher satisfaction, stronger advocacy, and greater improvements in financial wellbeing. It appears that women may be more affected by financial pressures ...

Top Koda Capital exec exits

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2025
... spent nine years at AMP in several senior leadership roles, including general manager of AMP Advice, head of adviser advocacy during a major transformation program, and managing director of Charter Financial Planning. Earlier in her career, she held ...

FAAA Award winners announced

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025
... start of her career in 1987, the judges said, they were impressed with Swanson's dedication, overall contribution and advocacy for the profession and purpose-built business practices around the client journey. Boutique Advisers' managing director Gary ...

Why risk advice is on the verge of collapse: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2025
... Congress 2025 has heard. There are currently only 185 risk specialists across Australia, FAAA general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson confirmed, and around 600 advisers who are responsible for at least half of the Australian risk ...

Industry bodies offer Payday Super resources

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... Delahunty said: "Payday Super is a game-changing reform that will make the system fairer for every Aussie worker. The advocacy piece is done; now our focus is on delivery." She added that ASFA has chosen to make a lot of the material freely available ...

PacSuper extends mandate with Perpetual

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... strengthening PacSuper's investment platform for the future. We are raising the bar for governance, transparency, and member advocacy within the local superannuation sector, ensuring every decision made is firmly anchored in delivering the best outcomes ...

Public feedback welcomed for Life Code improvements

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... customers and organisations who use, rely on, and are affected by the Life Code. "I welcome feedback from consumers, advocacy organisations, life insurers and other industry participants and other stakeholders." Submissions are invited from all interested ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... laws because consumers consented to being contacted by providing their details. Super Consumers Australia director or advocacy (policy) Jessica Spence 02 says it's no surprise Australia's superannuation industry is a magnet for bad actors. "There's ...

Macquarie to pay Shield victims in full

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2025
... retirement savings were eroded." Taking to LinkedIn, Financial Advice Association Australia general manager of policy, advocacy and standards Phil Anderson welcomed the move by Macquarie. "This is a very good outcome for these clients who have been so ...