KARREN VERGARA   Roy Morgan research suggests having a minimum of $300,000 triggers the need for financial advice.DARREN SNYDER   A prominent financial advice group suggests Labor's proposals on negative gearing, capital gains tax and dividend imputation all need a closer look heading into an election year.

HARRISON WORLEY  |    12:31PM   Fractional property investment firm DomaCom recently raised about $3 million in capital.KANIKA SOOD  |    12:18PM   UniSuper has awarded a boutique manager a $250 million mandate to manage small cap equities.

KANIKA SOOD   An Australian insurer has awarded a Natixis affiliate a mandate to manage $80 million in an absolute return strategy.HARRISON WORLEY   Australians do not want to subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study.

DARREN SNYDER  |    12:19PM   More than 2700 tax practitioners, who are also trustees of their self-managed superannuation fund, have outstanding SMSF annual returns.DARREN SNYDER   The outgoing chief executive at the Australian arm of an $800 billion global asset manager is joining the board of a newly-launched SMSF investment platform in 2019.

BENJAMIN ONG  |    10:56AM   The acceleration in the decline of property prices could lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy as buyers defer purchases while waiting for cheaper prices and sellers sell at lower prices before prices fall some more.BENJAMIN ONG   The question going forward is what's the Fed going to do going forward. Some say it would ease raising interest rates while others think it's now close to "neutral" (whatever that neutral rate is).

KARREN VERGARA  |    12:24PM   Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found.DARREN SNYDER  |    12:21PM   A consortium including several of Australia's largest superannuation funds will contest allegations from the ACCC that a 2013 purchase of two New South Wales ports breached competition law.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |    12:28PM   An internal promotion has seen Janus Henderson Investors' fixed interest team gain a co-portfolio manager. The capability is further boosted with the appointment of a new analyst.DARREN SNYDER   The latest addition to Perennial Value Management's retail distribution team is moving into a hybrid role.

KARREN VERGARA  |    12:25PM   Treasury is seeking consultation on disclosure documents and calculation methods for its proposed retirement income covenant.KANIKA SOOD  |    12:21PM   A new paper from Frontier Advisors argues lifecycle strategies should work out retirement income targets for members and adjust investments to meet that goal rather than taking a "blunt mass customisation" approach.

JAMIE WILLIAMSON   A $4.9 billion industry superannuation fund partnered with a financial planning technology firm as part of a rebrand of its advice offering to members.KANIKA SOOD   A global funds network used by 95% of Australian platforms will migrate its entire network to blockchain in May 2019.

DARREN SNYDER   Sydney will be home to a new journalism institute next year as part of a $100 million commitment to the profession from philanthropist Judith Neilson.DARREN SNYDER   More than 95% of high net worth individuals in Asia Pacific are prepared to consolidate assets with their primary wealth manager, provided there's a strong connection. But it's less likely in Australia.