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The goals-based opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018

Only 30% of Australians know what their goals in life are, revealing a significant opportunity for financial advisers using a goals-based approach. According to new research from Advice Intelligence, about 70% of Australians don't know what their goals ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018

... isn't happening. Given stagnant wage growth (and in the case of real wages, zero growth), no one can blame the Australian consumer. This now becomes an even bigger problem... or a vicious circle if you will. Sluggish wage growth (no growth in real ...

New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018

An industry veteran and media personality will lead a new Federal Government body dedicated to the advancement of Australians' financial capability. Paul Clitheroe will chair the board of the new body, envisioned as Australia's peak group in ...

Global banking ethics standard coming to Australia

HARRISON WORLEY | SATURDAY, 26 MAY 2018

A financial services industry group is supporting the launch of a new global banking education standard. The Ethics Education and Training for Professional Bankers Standard is the first to be released by the Global Banking Education Standards Board ...

Federal government responds to white collar crime Senate inquiry

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018

The Federal Government has agreed to strengthen some of ASIC's powers but has deferred acting on recommendations to tighten self-reporting and industry codes as it waits for the dust to settle on Royal Commission findings. In its response to the Senate ...

ASIC tightens grip on ICO issuers

KANIKA SOOD | WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018

... powers from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to regulate crypto-assets under the Australian Consumer Law. ASIC can now take action against misleading or deceptive conduct in marketing or selling of ICOs, even if the ICO does ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018

Missed something? Here's a recap of the most read stories to come out of the second week of the Royal Commission's inquiry into financial advice. High profile adviser under fire The Royal Commission heard how Fair Work commissioner Donna McKenna received ...

ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018

The Royal Commission today questioned ASIC over its practice of heavily negotiating enforceable undertaking outcomes with financial advice licensees. Senior Counsel Assisting Rowena Orr asked ASIC senior executive leader - financial advisers, Louise ...

RC findings bring shame on advice industry: social media

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018

Multiple social media commentators suggested the findings revealed in today's inquiry have brought shame on the financial advice industry. Today's inquiry focused largely on AMP and the 90-day exception rule which enabled the group to charge fees for ...

ASIC fees to more than double

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018

The cost of doing business with the corporate regulator has gone up under draft legislation supporting the new funding model for ASIC, released by Treasury yesterday. Under the draft reforms, the hourly rate charged by ASIC will more than double from ...

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Ausfood Super appoints chief executive

ELIZABETH FRY

Australian Food Super, the superannuation fund set up for employees in the meat industry, has named Michael Sykes as its new CEO.

mFunds sparked ASX outage, $1m credit issued

KARREN VERGARA

The ASX said the outage from last month largely stemmed from the now-defunct mFunds and will subsequently credit participants $1 million to make amends.

Aussie shares cost 8% more on rebalance days: Dimensional

KARREN VERGARA

Investing in the S&P/ASX 300 on a day it rebalances puts an 8% premium on share prices, a phenomenon that follows major global indices, new research from Dimensional Fund Advisors finds.

Rest appoints first-ever chief of staff

ANDREW MCKEAN

Rest has appointed a senior wealth management leader and superannuation expert from Insignia Financial to take the reins as chief of staff.

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Jenny Taing

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'Chameleon ETFs': Still groundbreaking and here to stay?

It was coined as a 'gamechanger' - an ETF that can be bought and sold on the ASX or Cboe Australia but that can also be applied for, and redeemed, directly ...

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Tailored or off-the-shelf: What's right for your practice?

In the ever-evolving landscape of wealth management, financial advisers and investment professionals are faced with a multitude of choices when it comes ...

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Five principles for successful family office investing

At the time of writing, Australian public companies were at the end of another round of reporting their half-yearly financial results. For investors and ...

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Mistaking financial literacy for retirement literacy

Many are unclear about how to transition from working life to retirement, particularly regarding their retirement savings and the options available to ...

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Schroders Australia's Kellie Wood talks about winning a lot, so much so that it's become a well-intentioned joke with her co-workers - but it's this ambitious attitude that spurs her on every day. Eliza Bavin writes.

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