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Growing advice group in commissions fight

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... life insurance commissions. The United Financial Advisers Association (UFAA) now has over 4000 members after launching just a few months ago. Alex Vagliviello, principal of Charles Alexander Financial Services and committee member for the UFAA, told ...

AustralianSuper checks out robo advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
The $170 billion super fund is looking at robo advisers as a potential solution for providing financial advice to its members but says it's early days. "We are looking at it but we haven't got any plans for any imminent introduction," AustralianSuper ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
Unless a positive shock emerges over the next few months, expect the RBA to continue lowering interest rates and the Morrison government to increase fiscal spending (but only after it's achieved having the Budget surplus immortalised on paper). ...

Leaving a legacy

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... to get the foot on the property ladder is widening and that is not a good thing. Most of our courses - and we have sold a few - under 20 of them are now in the bottom third of the UK, in and around London and Surry and those commuter belts around London. ...

Next decade of defined contributions crucial: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... dominant pension vehicle, and work is needed if it is to live up to the responsibilities of that role," Collie added. "The next few years will be pivotal ones in the development of retirement systems all around the world."

No one reads the PDS: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... assessors rated only 3% of the advice they reviewed as good. Perhaps the least surprising of the report's findings was that few consumers pay attention to disclosures. Out of 100 people surveyed, only 20 said they would read the disclosure. The number ...

Ophir goes global

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... selection criteria. Historically, our success in the Australian listed market has been built on finding, at an early stage, those few, rare, needles in the haystack that could continue to grow and compound their earnings over long stretches of time. ...

Chief economist update: Brexit uncertainty is not all that bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
... imprimatur on Brexit come 31 October 2019. But this remains a tall ask (if the UK wants to exit with a "deal") with only a few weeks to go before the deadline for unlike in the medieval times, the kingdom's ruler is now a figurehead. The chance of ...

Chief economist update: When monetary and fiscal policies don't meet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... of policies, like fiscal and prudential measures." Talk to the hand. Lowe might as well have. In his speech in Tasmania a few days before, Morrison made himself equally clear about having a Budget surplus (surpluses) under his watch. "I'm passionate ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
A 47-year-old corporate superannuation fund has merged with a $16 billion industry fund. The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of ...