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Advisers agree on fair salary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
... inclusive of superannuation is fair compensation for a financial adviser with less than five years' experience, a new poll from Financial Standard 's sister publication FS Advice shows. About one third of respondents polled believe advisers should ...

Super, life risk face election test

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Superannuation is in the firing line once again as Australia prepares to head to the polls, with industry stakeholders calling for greater certainty over the future of superannuation reform. Campaigning in the lead up to the Federal election has once ...

Members dismiss intra-fund advice: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... never sought financial advice from their fund. About three quarters (71%) of participants in Financial Standard's latest poll admitted intra-fund advice is a service they have never used or don't intend to take up. The minority that do take advantage ...

ESG would curb ocean pollution: Report

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2019
A Calvert report on the impact of ocean degradation on portfolios has drawn interesting conclusions about the role of investment in the health of our oceans. Calvert Research and Management said investors can take an active role in protecting the oceans ...

Industry welcomes tax cuts and surplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... billion estimated surplus announced were the main highlights of this year's Budget, Financial Standard 's latest straw poll shows. More than a third or 35% of participants highly favoured the tax cut proposals, closely followed by the surplus ...

Financial advice exit a boon for the industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... AFSL holders authorised to issue financial products and AFSL holders authorised to give financial product advice. The new poll asks: What was the highlight of the 2019-20 Budget?

Trump will continue to buoy stock markets: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... with Russia during the 2016 election campaign is good news for the global share markets, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. The majority of readers (68%) agree that since special counsel Mueller's investigation, which found Trump did not obstruct ...

Industry Super Holdings slammed for weapons investment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... position," ISH said. It added that it sought and received assurances from both external research provider and the company. A poll commissioned by SumOfUs found the majority (64%) of Australians want to follow the lead of Germany and Finland and suspend ...

Australia appeals holistically to foreign investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2019
... tend to look at Australia holistically before investing in the local share market, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. About 45% of participants said numerous factors contribute to making Australia an attractive place to invest via equities. ...

Negative gearing reforms not a panacea: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
Financial Standard 's latest spot poll reveals Labor's proposed changes to negative gearing will not curb the housing affordability crisis. About 56% of readers don't believe Labor's proposed reforms will improve housing affordability. ...