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Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Federal Government's rollout of the biggest changes to superannuation in more than a decade is seeing financial advisers and investors pay increased attention to portfolio management. At the investor end of the spectrum, Colonial First State is ...

Mercer undergoes global restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Mercer has finalised the global restructure communicated internally to staff in December. The goal of the restructure was to reorganise Mercer's global business under three lines: health, wealth and career. A Mercer spokesperson said the new structure ...

Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Concern about the national economy is driving a lack of confidence in Australians' ability to achieve greater financial outcomes in 2017. According to new research commissioned by St. George, about 70% of Australians are worried about their finances ...

NAB admits data bungle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
In a demonstration of the significant impact human errors can have on data security, NAB admitted to incorrectly forwarding the personal details of 60,000 customers to the owner of various adult websites. First revealed by the bank last month, customers ...

US at full employment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) -- derived from 19 labour market indicators covering "covering the broad categories of unemployment and underemployment, employment, workweeks, wages, vacancies, hiring, layoffs, quits, and surveys of consumers ...

Australia housing boom busting?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Don't be fooled by the sharp 7.0% jump in the headline total number of dwellings approved in the month of November. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data reveal that this was largely due to an 18.5% surge in private sector dwellings excluding houses ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Construction activity in Australia remains in contraction, but the rate of contraction is easing. This is the indication from the Australian Industry Group's (AiG)/Housing Industry Group (HIA) Performance of Construction Index. The index climbed to ...

Hunter Hall names interim execs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall has appointed a temporary chief executive and chief investment officer effective immediately, following Peter Hall's decision to resign and leave in June 2017. Chief financial officer Paula Ferrao will be acting chief executive, while deputy ...

The era of the retirement consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
The looming wave of retiring baby boomers is paving the way for the creation of the 'retirement consultant.' According to a new paper from actuarial consultancy Milliman, the need for the assistance of a consultant focused solely on the implications ...

BT doubles wrap market share

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
Master funds grew $57.9 billion in the year to 30 September 2016, now totalling $713.4 billion. According to the latest figures from Strategic Insight, the surge was largely driven by a strong September quarter which saw funds under management rise ...