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Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... on the recommendation of independent financial advisers," Shine Lawyers said in a statement on its website. Westpac should not have preferred its own interests at the expense of those customers and should be compensated for the excess premiums, it added. ...

Super changes increasing adviser workload: Financial Standard poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... create the Statement of Advice, review it, send it out and manually construct a portfolio," he said. Symons urged advisers not to waste a crisis. "This is a great opportunity for you guys [advisers] to reimagine not just how to take the industry forward ...

MLC Life enriches health and wellbeing program

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... officer, retail advised insurance, Melissa Heyhoe said. "The focus of the program is good health and wellbeing which influences not just how we feel, but how we go about our everyday lives. We've now made it easier for customers to join and be successful ...

Advisers must provide more than financial health checks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... no point creating wealth if you lose it all in the case of disaster, so we need to know whether there's any reason you may not qualify for certain insurances. The sooner we know this the better, because sometimes you can change your eligibility through ...

Inflated attention on September US CPI inflation

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... a two-year low of 1.7%. 2. The Fed's favoured inflation measure is the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index not the CPI. In the Fed's "Summary of Economic Projections" (latest release was in September), the US central bank prints point ...

Millennials shaping family office strategy

EMMA RAPAPORT | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... create family cohesion around a common purpose on top of reaping financial returns. Being involved with "good causes" and not-for-profit organisations, according to the 2017 Deloitte Millennial survey, helps millennials feel empowered and as if they ...

Advisers can transform tragedy

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... Florian said. "We had a baby boom, we're in for a death boom, an ageing boom, a retirement boom, a dementia boom and we are not prepared. Because nobody ever teaches you what to do or what to say in those times, your ability to walk clients through this ...

AFA keeps financial literacy front of mind

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

... only increase. At the same, O'Dwyer knows the complexity in providing financial advice is increasing. She said advisers will not only need technical and strategic skills, but also ethical awareness to provide outcomes for Australians "at every stage ...

Financial advice key for world in reverse: Geldof

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017

Sir Bob Geldof urged the financial advisers of Australia to proactively prepare for the significant generational wealth transfer that is approaching to ensure people continue to receive financial advice. The keynote speaker at this year's Association ...

Women underrepresented in funds management: research

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017

... venture capital firms and 50% in private equity firms. Among senior staff, the average proportion of female employees does not rise above the 11% commonly seen at venture capital firms. Private equity has the lowest rate at 9%. Preqin head of hedge fund ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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