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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, FAAA ...

L1 Group aims for $35m in cost reductions post-merger

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... pursue growth opportunities over the medium-term. "We intend to use the proceeds of the capital raising to support these pathways including co-investment in existing strategies, seeding new extension strategies, establishing new joint ventures, and potentially ...

AZ NGA expands in South Australia

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2025
... further enhance its services and create new opportunities for team members. "We are passionate about providing career pathways and leadership opportunities for our people. This partnership supports our vision to grow the number of partners and strengthen ...

Zombie companies on the ASX are dying out

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2025
... solving the issue of zombie companies promptly. "Private credit and safe harbour legislation have given directors more pathways to a successful turnaround. However, recognising distress early and bringing in experts to support a turnaround is key to ...

Retirees could be out up to $136k: SMC

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... retirees up to $136,000. The modelling underscores the long-awaited need for financial advice reforms, and simpler, smarter pathways to retirement that are easier for everyday Australians to navigate. Research estimates 2.8 million Australians are approaching ...

Housing Australia Future Fund under audit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... to report that navigating the HAFF has been difficult, with overly complex processes and limited clarity about funding pathways. We know from our members that dealing with the HAFF can be challenging. The process is complicated, the timelines are slow ...

Feature: Group insurance | Cold comfort

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... cultural sensitivities. Trustees are also encouraged to provide culturally safe communications and flexible document pathways; remove unnecessary barriers." Au notes that super funds must provide beneficiaries with written notice within 28 days if more ...

Super risks continue as advice gets all clear

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2025
... disruption, or unnecessary stress," the report said. "Weak administrator controls, limited oversight, and unclear escalation pathways are common root causes. While most funds process transactions on time, large cohorts of delayed cases point to systemic ...

Can IPOs ever recover? Experts aren't sure

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... traditional M&A takeovers, as well as private takeovers. "I think the markets have matured, and there're different pathways of liquidity now than there were 10 years ago." Meanwhile, Isouard said ASIC and the ASX have been taking different approaches ...

Integro appoints head of advice and growth

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... firms, insurance brokers, lending specialists and accounting practices, which will help create joint ventures and referral pathways that deliver scale and strengthen client outcomes. "With more Australians seeking trusted guidance through complex financial ...