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Class and Countplus partner

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... agreement presented a unique opportunity for Countplus practices that had yet to try Class or were using Class software but had not transitioned all their portfolios. "This is a fantastic opportunity for Countplus practices to move to a single cloud-based ...

Fatigue and profit-based incentives driving risk culture

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... cognitive load by considering automating analysis where possible and designing work patterns in such a way that staff members are not unduly depleted when making key decisions, FINSIA suggested. In studying this, 300 FINSIA members were placed in a lab ...

Wages separate businesses from consumers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Not happy Jan! This is the collective cry of Australian consumers according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey. Yet only a day before, the NAB business survey showed that business conditions in July were at their best ...

Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... flexibility than an earlier version of the scheme and is calling for bipartisan support in parliament - regardless that it does not appear to be on the immediate legislative agenda. The advisory firm argues that moving on the proposed legislation would ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... investing, Guy Stern, believes the asset management industry will soon stratify into trillion-dollar players and boutiques - with not much room for a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the merger with Aberdeen Asset Management - which ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... saying CBA's board "recognises the high degree of public interest in this matter, and that this issue impacts the reputation not only of the bank but of the industry more broadly." Accordingly, she added, CBA has issued an update on its current discussions ...

HUB24 expands white label solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... "The removal of the SMSF advice exemption has seen accountants gradually move into the financial advice environment. This not only includes advice in SMSFs but also advice in relation to a client's other superannuation accounts, particularly where an ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... platforms to put the interests of the consumer first, including by "taking all reasonable steps to ensure that the advice is not materially influenced by their own interests or those they are representing or with whom they are associated." Further, all ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... added credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's optimistic take on the outlook for economic activity in the country, but not inflation which it expects "to pick up gradually as the economy strengthens." NAB's latest business survey shows Australian ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... to catch up. I wish more advisers used them, but it comes down to education for yourself and your client," Lear said. "It's not until people build up their own inner knowledge that the true potential of managed accounts will be realised and collectively ...