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Kaplan launches adviser diagnostic tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... empower licensees and their advisers to adapt and prosper in a rapidly changing landscape because it minimises the risk of poor financial advice. "As the industry becomes more transparent in regards to adviser knowledge and education standards, KUDOS ...

WAM Research achieves record outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... portfolio reconfirmed the ability of the Wilson Asset Management investment team to identify undervalued growth companies despite poor market conditions. "WAM Research has delivered an exceptional result for shareholders, having outperformed the market ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... the income protection gap between Australia and other countries was most likely the result of a mix of overconfidence and poor financial literacy. "The gap is wider in Australia than we think it is in other markets and that's driven by financial literacy ...

Retirement system needs work: Actuaries

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... is sufficient at older ages. On the other hand, they may have lost money due to dementia, financial abuse of some kind, or poor decision making," Dr Asher said. The first study came from actuaries Plan For Life and was sponsored by the Actuaries Institute. ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
... to demand even higher interest rates before purchasing new debt." While the report was not a direct swipe at Australia's poor culture of fiscal discipline, the report nevertheless fires a shot over the bow of governments that are not taking their fiscal ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Australia and NZ streamline trade deal Australia and New Zealand have signed a deal to streamline customs processing between the two nations. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection and New Zealand Customs Service (NZ Customs) ...

No progress on super wealth gap in 12 years

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The gap in superannuation balances between the rich and the poor and also between men and women has shown little sign of narrowing in the last 12 years, according to the latest annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. ...

SuperGuard360 gives SMSF trustees greater protection

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... year are subject to identity fraud, including SMSF-related identity fraud, while more than 30,000 each year are victims of poor financial advice and investment fraud. To compound the problem, as SMSF members are also trustees of their funds they are ...

Report shows bank reform well underway

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... its momentum of working through a series of self-improvement initiatives in response to previous recognition of repeated poor customer service. Independent governance expert Ian McPhee suggests the milestones consideration as part of his first quarterly ...

NAB appoints independent customer advocate

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... been appointed to conduct an independent review of product sales commissions and product based payments that could lead to poor customer outcomes. The review will cover customer facing staff, contractors and third parties as well as non-customer facing ...