Retirement optimism and confidence levels at a 5-year high for Australians

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The 2025 edition of State Street Global Advisors’ Global Retirement Reality Report reveals Australians are significantly more optimistic and confident about their retirement this year, with levels reaching a five-year high,... Read more continue reading

Advice industry at an inflection point – opportunity and danger need to be carefully managed

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Self-licensing specialist My Dealer Services (MDS) has welcomed the prospect of industry change under the returned Labor Government but says potential dangers need to be managed beside positive potential regulatory... Read more continue reading

UniSuper wins Chant West Super Fund of the Year award and Aware Super wins Pension Fund of the Year

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UniSuper has been named Super Fund of the Year and Aware Super took out the title of Pension Fund of the Year at this year’s Chant West Awards. With a... Read more continue reading

Crisis communications: Sending virtual hugs

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ok… maybe it isn’t appropriate for professionals to actually send virtual hug memes.  But then, maybe it is.  It all depends on the relationship you have with the client doesn’t... Read more continue reading

Australian insurance industry hit hardest by talent deficit

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Attracting and retaining top performers has become an increasingly demanding exercise for Australian insurers according to Gallagher Bassett’s (GB) annual whitepaper: The Carrier Perspective: 2025 Claims Insights. GB’s research revealed... Read more continue reading

Advice critical to support HNW investors’ appetite for alternatives

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New research from Praemium has revealed a surge in appetite for alternative assets. Just under a quarter of Australia’s high-net-worth (HNW) investors (22%) are already allocating to the asset class... Read more continue reading

intelliflo launches new dashboards to improve data readiness, practice experience

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intelliflo, the global cloud-based technology solution for financial advisers, has released three new business intelligence dashboards into live beta with customers to further enhance data and performance oversight at a time... Read more continue reading

First-party fraud surpasses scams to become the leading form of global attacks

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LexisNexis® Risk Solutions releases its annual Cybercrime Report, an analysis of over 104 billion global transactions in the LexisNexis® Digital Identity Network® platform during 2024. The report, The Calm Before... Read more continue reading

Complii alerts the financial sector to act now as critical regulation deadline looms

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With just under two months until the July 1 compliance deadline, Complii FinTech Solutions is encouraging APRA-regulated entities to intensify preparations for the incoming CPS 230 Prudential Standard on Operational... Read more continue reading

Change is the new normal for financial advice businesses

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Financial advice is not going through some changes; constant change is the new normal.  Whatever regulatory stuff you are going through now in your particular jurisdiction will not be an end to it.  It will... Read more continue reading