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FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... for members is quite simple - four stages - but it also achieves the objectives that we have." Spence says the fund had to let their member data drive the outcome. He says when starting the development discussion "you probably go in with a straw man" ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... calendar-calendar based guidance"? The same one she discredited in her very first speech (16 April 2014) as the Fed's head honcho: "Let me review some important elements in the evolution of the FOMC's communication framework. When the FOMC initially ...

Banks face wealth management challenges

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... are willing to charge. "With such a large portion of the population currently unadvised, a sector rebuilding trust and no let-up in the complexity of our financial system, robo-advice offerings have the potential to make financial advice more accessible ...

Pick a number

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... potential output. John B developed this for the US but given the simplicity of the principle, it could be applied to any economy. Let's take a stab at it for Australia: i = 2.0% (current official cash rate) r* = 3.0% (natural real official cash rate) ...

The power of saying no to difficult advice clients

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
Sometimes you need to refuse certain clients to grow your business. This was the message given by Multiforte director and 2014 Association of Financial Advisers Female Excellence in Advice award winner Kate McCallum. Speaking at the Association of Financial ...

FEATURE: Reshaping insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
In a highly competitive market, group insurers are looking beyond lowering prices to attract large fund clients. In May, APRA issued a letter to Australian life insurers outlining the regulator's concerns about the group risk sector. If group insurers ...

FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... products. "We've known for some years that the big banks are after everyone's super, and are putting pressure on the Government to let them at it." The Financial Services Council has, on the other hand, thrown its support behind the government's proposal. ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... Commission. "At the moment, the process is done through the Fair Work Commission. If there are alternative recommendations, let's see them. We'll deal with those recommendations when and if we see them." However, Bowen said that "on big matters of financial ...

VicSuper lets members hold super in their hands

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
VicSuper's latest engagement campaign allows members to literally hold their super in their hands, with the help of a detail of security guards a big vault of cash. "Whether they've got $10,000 or $800,000 in superannuation they'll be able to connect ...

PROFILE: Blue Sky managing director Mark Sowerby

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... wholesale market and individual investors is that if you're not sure what to pick because you don't have the skillset then let us pick it for you. That's the perfect package for the smaller part of the market." The company has recently brought forward ...