MLC Retirement Boost adds income deferral capability, giving advisers greater retirement planning flexibility

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MLC Expand has launched a new income deferral feature within MLC Retirement Boost™, giving financial advisers and their teams another way to help clients build retirement income strategies. MLC Retirement... Read more continue reading

New VBP report highlights significant changes to the pricing of advice

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Fixed advice fees have replaced models that include asset-based fees as the most common pricing model for ongoing service, reflecting the profession’s increasing focus on non-investment related matters such as... Read more continue reading

Blended families are twice as likely to dispute a will as new research reveals a growing inheritance divide

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New national research commissioned by leading online Will platform Safewill reveals more than half of Australians from blended families (56%) are at risk of a Will dispute, having already contested... Read more continue reading

Financial advice versus wealth management: Which is right for your financial future?

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Australians are becoming wealthier, but this means financial decisions are also becoming more complex. There is a myriad of services to help with making financial decisions easier but what is... Read more continue reading

What happens when a generation can’t afford to buy a home?

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A generation locked out of property ownership could face greater financial pressure in retirement, reduced spending power and fewer opportunities to build wealth, says a UNSW economist. For generations of... Read more continue reading

Retirement confidence flatlines as fear of running out grips three in five Australians

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Australia’s retirement confidence has barely shifted over the past year, with the rising cost of living and fear of running out of money leaving almost half the population financially insecure... Read more continue reading

CPD: A review of the Code of Ethics (part one)

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The Financial Planners and Advisers Code of Ethics (Code) has sat at the centre of adviser conduct in Australia since it became mandatory on 1 January 2020. This article, proudly... Read more continue reading

CPD: Think your clients aren’t complaining? ASIC might disagree

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Complaints are so big right now 2026 has been a big year for financial services complaints, and not just numerically. Certainly, the volume of complaints is noteworthy. AFCA data[1] released... Read more continue reading

CPD: Permission to spend – why having enough isn’t enough in retirement

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The retirement spending puzzle In 2014, US researcher David Blanchett coined the term ‘retirement spending smile’[1], a concept that has since become embedded in mainstream retirement incomes thinking around the... Read more continue reading

Twin innovation awards for iExtend

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iExtend has been named Winner – Innovation of the Year – Life Insurance in the 2026 WeMoney Innovation Awards. iExtend CEO David Sarkis said the award, iExtend’s second this month,... Read more continue reading