The evolving retirement ecosystem: What shape will it take?
After attending the Professional Planner Advice Policy Summit in February, executive director of The Conexus Institute David Bell reflects on the roles of super funds, financial advisers and the government in an evolving retirement landscape, and how these sectors failing to work together will result in an unstable and vulnerable ecosystem and eventually hurt retirees.
March 10, 2026
The onus is on advisers to embrace technology
The application of technology, including but not only AI, will clearly address efficiency issues within advice firms, but zoom out and the impact on Australian society is potentially profound. A widening advice gap only amplifies the differences between the “haves” and the “have-nots” which must be addressed by improving both the efficiency and affordability of financial advice and HUB24 believes technology enables both.
March 09, 2026
Back to front: North’s end-to-end strategy to ignite heated rivalry
The latest drop from North is an interactive wealth portal that unifies the entire advice journey, from creation to implementation, and is guaranteed to ignite heated rivalry in the platform space.
March 09, 2026
Forget the naysayers, financial planning is the ideal career for women
International Women’s Day shines a spotlight on the achievements of women but advice leaders say the real challenge is sustaining that momentum all year round. This year, the theme is “give to gain” and, in this article, three inspirational women share their advice journeys and provide tips for advice businesses looking to attract more women as employees and clients.
March 06, 2026
Industry funds use Canadian PM visit to push investment diplomacy
If anyone needs a measure of the superannuation system’s growing clout in global geopolitics, look no further than Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to prioritise a meeting with industry super fund bosses in Sydney over meeting the Australian Prime Minister. It’s a reminder that in the face of an increasingly hostile relationship with the US, the so-called “middle power” nations are using pension capital to rewrite the rules.
March 05, 2026
The digital retirement advice tool ‘doing the work of 250 advisers’
Aware Super has driven a significant increase in the number of retired members drawing down more than the minimum amount from their account-based pensions, in the pilot phase of a new digital advice platform. The $210 billion profit-to-member fund expects the impact to be replicated when it makes the platform available to all members.
March 04, 2026
Multi-faceted advice solutions needed to solve retirement
Industry leaders believe face-to-face interactions and tailored advice are fundamental to closing the retirement advice gap, and that any solution must both increase the supply of human advisers and support them with smart technology to be more productive.
March 03, 2026
