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Trade-off needed on existing adviser standards: Fox

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... education required - again under the proviso that the course work was completed and the designation was not grandfathered. "The above won't satisfy everyone, but industry evolution never does. It will however satisfy many that have demonstrated a ...

Chief economist update: Steady at 24 and counting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... on the Australian economy continue to be consistent with the bank's central forecast for GDP growth to average a bit above 3% in 2018 and 2019...One continuing source of uncertainty is the outlook for household consumption. Household income has been ...

Chief economist update: Draining the swamp

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... PMI survey - the sector most susceptible to the war on trade - showed that while the index remains at expansion territory (above 50) and dipped marginally from a reading of 53.1 in May to 53 in June, this is the lowest reading since July last year and ...

Former Magellan research head joins boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... delivered 11.4% per annum net of fees since its December 2015 inception. Performance for the year ending May 2018 was 4.7% above the MSCI World ex Australia net total return index.

ASIC not to blame for trust deficit: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... be forward-looking. I expect our organisation to be leaning into issues. I expect our organisation to be inquisitive. But above all, we need to be mindful of the community's expectations of us." Evans then questioned whether Shipton's response was ...

Bank customer trust plummets: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... are showing declines from the start of 2018." Despite the declines, the current levels of satisfaction and advocacy remain above historic levels, but the potential impact of continued negative publicity represents a major challenge for banks, he said. ...

PC puts spotlight on lifecycle super products

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
... this area. She said QSuper is a "unicorn" in lifecycle products as it optimises member and financial advice data over and above what other super funds are currently doing. QSuper executive general manager of strategy and performance Glen Hipwood told ...

Chief economist update: RBA not cruising for a bruising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... borrowing costs. More importantly, in spite of growth, unemployment and wages and inflation more or less relatively closer (even above) its long-term targets. Financial Standard had been already musing about a rate cut even before nearly "all experts" ...

IOOF boosts adviser compliance support

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... self-licensees, business growth is front of mind. "Self-licensed businesses may be fiercely independent, but they all strive for above-average client engagement scores and profitability, often achieving net promoter scores in the 90s and EBITs of above ...

Perpetual launches ethical fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2018
... same time generates strong cash-plus returns, he added. This encompasses investment grade bonds with a rating of BBB- and above, supplemented by a smaller allocation to high-yield and unrated bonds. "With interest rates bottoming out in Australia, the ...