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Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Classroom-style financial education programs in the workplace and hands-on practice and counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School ...

Cyber-security fears strike industry: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Cyber-security has emerged as a major concern for finance, insurance and superannuation firms in the last six months, latest research from technology provider TAS suggests. About half (46%) of executives canvassed in the second edition of the Compliance ...

US recommends asset manager stress tests be removed

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
US Treasury released a report overnight that makes several recommendations for its financial services industry, including the elimination of statutory stress testing for investment managers. The stress testing call came as part of several recommendations ...

The 50 names you need to follow

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... adviser case studies on protection from cybercrime and explore what advisers can do to help protect their clients to stay safe online. To view the full AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference Program click here. Celebrating 40 years of AFA conferences ...

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
While the short-term impact of new players in the superannuation market might be overstated, established super funds should prepare for the long-term threat of such competition. That is the view of SuperEd chief customer officer James Coyle, who believes ...

Madison FG appoints governance head from ANZ

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
... of law, public policy and advice has assisted the leadership team in addressing complex issues leading to innovative and safe resolutions," Donat said.

Trusted advice solves investor confusion: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
What Australian investors say and what they do appear to be two different things when it comes to investment strategy, according to latest research. In a survey of individual investors from around the world, Natixis Global Asset Management found Australian ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
... members tend to invest in more risky assets, our findings also show that funds with a greater number of members tends to prefer safe allocations by investing more in cash," Burgess said. "Taken together, these results suggest that gender and group behaviour ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... of 2017 to reach US$55 per tonne FOB in the March quarter 2018." Given latest iron ore pricing, the Budget appears to be safe (as far as its forecasts go). But the strengthening A$ -- if it becomes persistent - would negatively impact Australian trade ...

Platinum LIC reaps Asia rewards

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
The Platinum Asia Investments listed investment company saw strong investment gains of 20.21% in the 12 months to June 30. The performance, measured in pre-tax net tangible assets growth, was nonetheless slightly lower than the return delivered by the ...