CFS 2025 Advice Practice Profitability Report shows advisers’ growth ambitions outpace capacity, but platform efficiency is closing the gap

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Australia’s financial advice practices want to serve more clients but are constrained by capacity and process inefficiencies, according to the 2025 Advice Practice Profitability Report, commissioned by Colonial First State... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual appoints Daniel Waller as Head of Distribution to lead next growth phase

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Specialist insurer PPS Mutual has announced the appointment of Daniel Waller as Head of Distribution, marking the next phase in its national growth and adviser engagement strategy. Mr Waller succeeds... Read more continue reading

AFM reopens second value-add fund to continue deployment into retail, office, and living sectors

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Following a solid year of investment into value-add opportunities, Assembly Funds Management (AFM) has reopened its second real estate fund, ADPF2, to investors targeting a net 13-15% per annum return... Read more continue reading

Members greenlight merger of Regional Australia Bank and Summerland Bank

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Regional Australia Bank and Summerland Bank will proceed with a merger after members approved the move at their Annual General Meetings this week. Summerland’s members met on November 19 with more... Read more continue reading

Winners of the 2025 FAAA Awards announced

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The winners of the 2025 FAAA Awards have been announced at this year’s FAAA Congress Gala Dinner in Perth (Wednesday 19 November 2025). The awards acknowledge the work of outstanding... Read more continue reading

Personal digital financial advice leads to 33 times higher member engagement

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AMP has unveiled the next phase of its digital financial advice solution, with three new retirement sub-journeys and a retirement planner that put members in control. The latest series of... Read more continue reading

Apex Group appoints Vince Turcotte as Sales Director for Apex Digital Asia Pacific

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Apex Group Ltd. (“the Group”), the leading global financial services provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vince Turcotte as Sales Director for Apex Digital Asia Pacific. With over two decades... Read more continue reading

Fund managers accelerate action on biodiversity in ESG policies

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Biodiversity is rapidly emerging as a core component of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies among fund managers, reflecting growing recognition of its financial and systemic implications. Recent analysis of... Read more continue reading

MLC Expand bolsters Retirement team to keep up with adviser demand

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MLC Expand has appointed experienced retirement and partnerships professional Andrew Long as Retirement Specialist, as the provider tries to keep up with the demand for its recently launched MLC Retirement... Read more continue reading

HUB24 to develop integrated advice delivery solution for advisers to address productivity challenge

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At the FAAA Congress in Perth, HUB24 will introduce myhub, an ecosystem concept being developed that provides access to leading advice technology solutions and leverages AI-powered natural language prompting to... Read more continue reading