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Fiducian continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... progression of the Royal Commission closely. "At this stage, Fiducian believes it should be business as usual as we provide the highest level of integrity to our clients," the group said. On vertical integration, Fiducian said: "Fiducian's vertically ...

Financial services confidence continues spiral

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Commissioner Hayne's hearings," he said. "In contrast, the education (80) and health (70) sectors continue to hold the highest perceived level of ethical behaviour." The index is derived from Governance Institute research, which measures about 1000 ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... owners were "the most optimistic in history." Of course, as Trump goes this was an exaggeration, the NFIB index hit its highest level back in July 1983 with a reading of 108 points. But why quibble over a few points. More so now when the NFIB's latest ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... the efficiency and competitiveness of super pointed out that Australian superannuation fund members incur some of the highest fees among OECD countries. The OECD said Australia's relatively high investment and administration fees reflect the high ...

Weighing the lucrative expat lifestyle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... left them financially worse off. Of those surveyed, 80% said they would recommend living in Singapore. It received the highest overall score - 71.58% - when ranked on lifestyle, career, financial and family. It just beat out Japan (71.22) and the Netherlands ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... This compares with America's 4% unemployment rate (the lowest since January 2000) and 62.9% participation rate (the highest participation rate was recorded at 67.3% in January 2018). While this has yet to be reflected in higher wages - annual growth ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... the report said. People who were partnered and university educated displayed higher levels of financial literacy. It was highest among full-time employees and lowest for the unemployed. "There is little evidence of an association between region of residence ...

Nicholas Moore to retire from Macquarie Group

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... culture. In his annual general meeting address to shareholders, chairman Warne said the group was committed to achieving the highest standards of professional conduct across all operations, and effective consequence management. He added Macquarie Group ...

Chief economist update: No sweat says BOC on Trump tariffs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... (so far). The Canadian central bank lifted its key overnight interest rate by 25 basis points on July 11 to 1.25% - the highest level since 2008 and the second hike this year - despite judging that "trade uncertainty on Canadian investment and exports" ...

Pengana hires distribution lead from NAB

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... business development manager. Guerin will be based in Sydney. Pengana's emerging company's strategy was the fifth-highest performer in Australian small caps strategies over three years to May31, according to Rainmaker research. Over 10 years ...