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Shift needed in retirement income advice: Allianz Retire+

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
A new report suggests that the adoption of retirement income philosophies and a new approach to risk profiling would see financial advisers better assist their clients in the retirement phase. Allianz Retire+'s Towards A Retirement Income Philosophy ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
Financial advisers will need to improve public awareness to win over millions of Australians, many of whom still don't know what an adviser does or how they add value, according to an intelliflo whitepaper. The emphasis to articulate what a professional ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Former Bendigo and Adelaide Bank chief Marnie Baker and former Brighter Super director Jennifer Thomas have joined the Australian Retirement Trust Board. Both directors bring extensive experience to the ART board. Baker spent 35 years with Bendigo ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
Rest is the latest fund to botch its handling of insurance - this time for incorrectly charging uninsured members for coverage - adding to a growing pile of industry failures. Rest's mishandling comes as other major superannuation funds have been caught ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
The family office of Daniel Besen has become an anchor investor in new venture capital firm Climate Tech Partners, investing in "innovative software and hardware companies" accelerating decarbonisation. Climate Tech Partners was founded by Patrick Sieb ...

Global X launches Russell 2000 ETF

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Global X ETFs has launched Australia's only exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the Russell 2000 Capped Index. The Global X Russell 2000 (ASX: RSSL) offers exposure to small cap stocks listed in the US. The index has higher weightings in financials ...

Finance workers worry about job displacement from AI, government urged to take action

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
Financial services employees worry their jobs are being increasingly upended by artificial intelligence (AI), as an inquiry asks the government to urgently balance technological advancements and potential job displacements. The Future of Work report ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
Australia's superannuation assets have jumped 500% over the last 20 years and are on track to become the second-largest pension market globally by 2030, the WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute predicts. Australia's superannuation assets reached more than ...

MLC Life names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
Melissa Ammon is taking over as MLC Life Insurance's chief risk officer on a permanent basis. Ammon has been acting in the role since September 2024 when Jane McGovern was appointed chief customer and strategy officer. She first joined MLC Life in 2024 ...

Trump tariffs to hit Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
US President Donald Trump is set to announce 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports, which will apply to all countries, including Australia. AMP chief economist Shane Oliver told Financial Standard that while Australia exports about $808 million ...