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GROW Super co-founder sells advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
A privately-owned AFSL has acquired the financial advice business of a GROW Super co-founder. Profile Financial Services confirmed it has bought the client book of Churpa Wealth, the advice firm established by GROW Super co-founder Mathew Keeley in ...

Chief economist update: Younger migrants and the elderly keep wages low

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
Australians, all, there's now 25 million of us... and counting. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that the country's population reached 25 million shortly after 11pm AEST on August 7. According to the report, population has ...

AMP profits nosedive, new board director announced

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
AMP profit stumbled 74% in the first half of the year as the wealth manager took a $290 million hit from advice remediation following the financial services Royal Commission. It brought in a net profit of $115 million as compared to $445 million in ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Just in time for tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting, ME Bank published the results of the 14th survey of its "Household Financial Comfort Report", taken last June. "The ME Household Financial Comfort Report provides ...

Industry super fund renews board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
A profit-for-member superannuation fund managing about $90 billion in retirement savings has appointed three directors following the retirement by rotation of existing board members. Glenn Bunney, Pip Carew and Tom Symondson have joined the board of ...

Global fund manager expands Australian operations

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2018
Global investment manager Research Affiliates is growing its Australian footprint by appointing a partner to its Melbourne office. Mike Aked takes the role of partner and director of research for Australia, tasked with identifying new growth opportunities ...

Super fund members satisfied but restless

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... funds than the previous year but an increasing number is looking to switch funds, according to Investment Trends. Latest insight shows 71% of super fund members rated their level of satisfaction with their main fund as 'good' or 'very good'. ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... dealer groups. "With adviser movement at 33% annualised since the Royal Commission advice hearings, their thirst for deeper insight about licensees, both their incumbent and prospective, has never been greater," Hoven said. "Equally, licensees seeking ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Satisfaction with self-managed superannuation funds dropped in the last 12 months, particularly for those with a balance of less than $250,000. Latest insights from Roy Morgan show that while satisfaction with the financial performance of SMSFs is down ...

KPMG acquires customer experience fintech

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
KPMG has acquired a customer experience consultancy which lists working with AMP as one of its key projects. KPMG acquired U Don't Know Us (UDKU), a customer experience innovator set to expand the big four consulting firm's customer, brand and marketing ...