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Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Industry super fund First State Super is welcoming a new acting head of investment strategy as it transitions towards integration with recently acquired wealth management business StatePlus. StatePlus acting chief investment officer Michael Winchester ...

Cheaper imports

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
... downward pressure on wages (due to pay indexation) that would, in turn, lead to even lower inflation. The text of his speech did not contain any reference to the Australian dollar - the recent appreciation of which would add to the challenge for the ...

Millennial disengagement dire for economy: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... according to the Financial Services Council. Only 23% of young adults trust the superannuation industry and 57% say super fees are not transparent enough, FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. The generation between 18 and 34 years old, who in eight ...

Warne flags executive reshuffle at Macquarie AGM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
Macquarie chair Peter Warne highlighted several leadership changes, following on from the merger of two capital markets-facing businesses late last year, at the group's annual general meeting. The head of Macquarie's credit markets division, Michael ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... the Ramsay Review. "It's important to consumers who have wrongfully suffered loss and been awarded compensation, but have not received that compensation due to the insolvency of the financial services provider," she said. The FSC's research, in conjunction ...

Suncorp Tower takeover denied by competition watchdog

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... breadth of personal insurance markets," Berry said. "While there are other smaller competitors in personal insurance, we do not consider that they replicate the level of constraint that Tower imposes. Without the competition that Tower provides, there ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... transitioning, but I have personally come across lawyers, engineers and teachers that have joined the industry and they're not necessarily younger people - they're just new to the profession," he said. Sillar believes that business development managers ...

APRA cuts red tape on superannuation transfers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... carefully evaluated on an individual basis - but argued that rights in the successor fund are required to be "equivalent but not equal" to the fund from which members are being transferred. The regulator also noted that while existing legislation requires ...

Royal Commission unnecessary: FSC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... of an expensive and time-consuming vehicle like a Royal Commission." A Royal Commission by its nature looks backward and is not necessary, she said. Loane added the industry has much to be proud of and the introduction of a life insurance code that significantly ...

Advice requires customisation: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Financial advisers who customise services at an individual personal level are not only more likely to win new clients but are perceived to be trusted advisers, according to an academic. Research shows while an adviser's expertise and reputation are ...