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Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...

Regtech adds to advisory board

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australian regtech company Asendium has made two new advisory board appointments, which it says will help prepare the company for expansion into the US, UK, Canadian and European markets. Former AMP director of technology Giovanni De Angelis and corporate ...

ATO extends WFH deductions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australians will be able to claim 80 cents for every hour they worked at home due to COVID-19, with the ATO extending the simplified tax deduction method until September 30. Taxpayers will only be required to keep a record of the hours they worked from ...

ATO can make cost of advice cheaper: Asher

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
In a new paper from Actuaries Institute, Anthony Asher argues financial advice can be made cheaper if the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) provides some of the data necessary for good advice. Asher added that retirement incomes could rise by 15% to ...

JBWere to continue using Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
JBWere has extended its agreement with the ASX-listed platform business to provide reporting and non-custodial administration for the private banking giant's wealth management client portfolios. JBWere will continue using Praemium for another two years. ...

Advisers switch platforms amid pandemic

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
New research has revealed Australia's financial advisers switched between various investment platforms in their search for better service and support in the wake of the Royal Commission and COVID-19 pandemic. Investment Trends' 2020 Planner Technology ...

QSuper culls comprehensive advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020
The $110 billion industry fund will stop offering comprehensive advice to new customers on July 6 and cut over 50 positions, as it sees demand for holistic advice fall. QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi said the decision is based on several years ...

Chief economist update: Extraordinarily uncertain outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has painted an optimistic picture of developments in the US economy while at the same time warning of extraordinary uncertainty. "As the economy reopens, incoming data are beginning to reflect a resumption of economic ...

New advice compliance solution launches

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
MyNextAdvice will develop additional solutions to help the financial advice and mortgage broking industries with compliance obligations. Using client feedback, MyNextAdvice says it will be able to mitigate complaints. It is a cloud-based service that ...

Investors turn to China-focused strategies

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2020
New research reveals investors are increasingly using dedicated China equity strategies for alpha generation, with the market turmoil of 2020 showcasing the country's diversification characteristics. In the first quarter, the MSCI Emerging Markets ...