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Lift in financial services jobs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... particularly in the financial services industry, which recorded a 21% rise in hiring activity in the September quarter. Overall, the job market rose by 15% mostly driven by the demand for casual employment, according to Sunsuper's latest job index. ...

Fastest-growing AFSLs in the country

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... which licensees added the most advisers in the 12 months to September end. And which AFSLs have the biggest market share. Overall, there were 19,357 advisers attached to an AFSL at September end, down 2597 from a year ago. In the 12 months, 2832 new ...

New super benchmarking flawed: Rice Warner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... listed assets and to penalise products (and trustees) which under-perform," the company said. "While the aim of raising overall performance is sound, the implementation is flawed and may lead to unintended consequences unless significant changes are ...

ANZ sees profits plummet, plans to exit thermal coal

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020
... Investment Management portfolio manager Peter Gardner said there is some upside in the results for ANZ shareholders. "Overall the result is reflective of an extraordinarily challenging period for the big banks, however ANZ should be praised for maintaining ...

Ask and you shall receive

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... $183 million, with $34.4 billion paid since inception. The average payment made over the period since inception is $7663 overall and slightly higher at $8354 for repeat applications only.

ASIC chair steps aside pending pay review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
... October 2018 advice provided to the Chair by ASIC was that the full amount would be paid by ASIC given it fitted within the overall relocation limits discussed with Treasury and the services fitted within the definition of tax briefings and returns," ...

Alternatives win big mandates

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... for Australian fixed income. IFM Investors was a leading mandate winner in four of seven key sectors, Rainmaker found. Overall, 317 mandates were allocated from not-for-profit super funds and fund managers over the period. Compared to the prior corresponding ...

Bumpy quarter for AMP

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... ESSSuper, Legalsuper and QSuper were some of the big clients that severed ties with the group in the last six months. Overall, Australian wealth management had net outflows of $1.95 billion. The New Zealand Wealth management arm on the other hand saw ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank overstates liquidity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2020
... can withstand an acute or longer-term stress scenario. "Although Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's breaches don't impact the overall soundness of its liquidity position, APRA takes any breaches of its prudential requirements seriously," he said. "It also sends ...

Cost of advice soars as red tape grows

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
... sweeping through the financial planning profession is creating significant risks. "While we welcome reforms that improve the overall standard of financial advice, financial planners and their clients are paying an unreasonably high price for it," De ...