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Podcast: Financial inclusion at a crossroad

THE GREENER WAY  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026  |  NEWS
... world's highest rates of financial account ownership, significant challenges remain around financial literacy, affordable advice, retirement preparedness and access to suitable financial products. White argues that AI and technology could help narrow ...

Government grants $10m to First Nations clean energy projects

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... government plans to invest $70 million over three years from 2025 to deliver the program. It has three main parts including advice grants helping First Nations applicants get independent advice, pilot grants and clean energy toolkit to help build First ...

Equal Pay Day highlights lifetime cost of gender super gap

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... contribution during FY26, compared with 10.4% of male members. Female members were also more likely to benefit from financial advice, with that rate increasing slightly during the year. Fuchs said the gender pay gap could have a lasting effect as differences ...

Judgment reveals Fiducian's greenwashing brush-off: 'ESG is still a fad'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2026  |  NEWS
... Another email sent by a Fiducian Financial Planner in August 2020 stated: "This client is in the market for pre-retirement advice and has around $1.2 million to invest. However, we would need to be able to offer them a broader range of products than ...

HIA backs bold housing reforms

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... Ultimately, these costs are passed on to home buyers," he said. The HIA said lengthy assessment processes, conflicting agency advice and subjective planning controls continued to increase costs and delay housing delivery. Croft said the industry had ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... stays and who will be in line for future redundancies," FSU said. Insignia Financial's Shadforth and Bridges financial advice business will also axe 59 staff with their jobs also going to the Philippines. FSU has lodged a dispute with SS&C and Insignia ...

Performance incentives may undermine honesty: Study

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
... The findings also help explain why fixed salaries remain prevalent across professions such as medicine, law and financial advice, where ethical judgement client trust is central to service delivery. "Doctors, lawyers and other professionals are note ...

Report targets fossil fuel outreach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... climate issues," Noble said. "Oil and gas companies sponsoring climate education is like a tobacco company giving cancer advice" she added. The report also points to governance and transparency gaps around sponsorship arrangements, educational materials ...

Lonsec launches governance tool as scrutiny of investment oversight intensifies

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
Lonsec has launched a new investment governance solution aimed at helping financial advice licensees, trustees and investment committees strengthen oversight of approved product lists as regulatory scrutiny of investment governance continues to increase. ...

Former Macquarie Private Bank adviser joins Aura Group

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026  |  NEWS
A specialist in private wealth advice for Australian expats joins a $1bn-plus private wealth manager. Aura Group names Jamie Burgmann as director within its wealth management division, supporting high-net-worth individuals and families with complex ...
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