Super trustees urged to accelerate progress on retirement support for members

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ASIC and APRA have jointly released the 2025 Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) Pulse Check report, which assesses the progress trustees have made in developing retirement income strategies for Australians approaching... Read more continue reading

MLC Super strengthens leadership team with senior appointments to drive next phase of growth and innovation

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MLC Super has bolstered its leadership team with three new appointments, further strengthening the business to support its ambition to become Australia’s most trusted and fastest-growing super fund. These appointments... Read more continue reading

Federation strengthens ESG and client engagement focus with key appointments

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Federation Asset Management, one of Australia’s leading private markets investment managers, has announced two key appointments to address the rising demand for alternative investments. The firm has appointed Rebecca Thomas... Read more continue reading

AI use doubles but protections remain woefully inadequate

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Finance sector workers are using AI more than ever before, yet say they are more fearful, less supported and more heavily monitored according to a recent survey by the Finance... Read more continue reading

Housing affordability at a record low – here’s four key ways to fix it

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Key points With the latest surge in home prices relative to incomes housing affordability is at a new record low. This is adding to a slide in home ownership and... Read more continue reading

TAL Community Foundation celebrates 10 years of partnership and impact with Anniversary Grants

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Since 2015, the TAL Community Foundation has contributed over $8 million and 21,000 volunteer hours to support Australian communities through genuine partnerships and employee-driven philanthropy. To celebrate the milestone, TAL’s... Read more continue reading

Australian financial services firms urged to lift vigilance as ‘perfect storm’ of compliance reforms looms in 2026

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Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) face a 12-month run up unlike any “business as usual” compliance cycle, with a convergence of hard reform deadlines, stepped-up penalty regimes and overlapping regulatory... Read more continue reading

Entireti partners with Striver to grow talent pool of future advisers

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Business services partner, Entireti, has partnered with specialist wealth management career and talent development platform, Striver, to launch a program that will place high quality graduates and job seekers in... Read more continue reading

Investors brace for 2026 behind a sharp pivot to Income and stability

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Self-directed investors are shifting aggressively toward income-focused assets, with new data from InvestmentMarkets revealing that property funds, mortgage funds, income funds and private credit funds have captured the vast majority... Read more continue reading

Australia’s wealthy hit record $4 trillion as Trump tariffs trigger caution beyond Covid levels

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LGT Wealth Management’s 2025 State of Wealth Report shows record high-net-worth growth, a $2.26 trillion wealth transfer already underway, rising allocations into private markets and sustainable investments, and a greater... Read more continue reading