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Wealth fintech strengthens leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
A digital advice provider has appointed a Midwinter general manager to lead a growing and global distribution network. Joining Ignition Wealth as head of sales is Helen Thom. She was most recently Midwinter's general manager of distribution. Formerly ...

Disability income insurance an ongoing concern: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018
Disability income insurance (DII) continues to be a loss-making venture for life insurers as the prudential regulator undertakes a comprehensive review of its sustainability, pricing and the actual benefits delivered to policyholders. Otherwise known ...

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Looking back on the 2017-18 financial year, Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested. This week the Financial Standard spot poll asks where did advisers spend the most time actually delivering advice in FY18? ...

Dover advisers turn orphans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
While there are Dover financial advisers that have managed to transition elsewhere in recent weeks, latest ASIC data shows hundreds of advisers will be without a licensee when the disgraced AFSL shutters today. Rainmaker analysis of ASIC's Financial ...

FASEA must recognise all prior learning: FPA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
A survey of the Financial Planning Association of Australia's membership found 78% of those which have completed its CFP designation believe they already hold the necessary skills to comply with proposed adviser education reforms. The survey, which ...

Franklin Templeton appoints two distribution heads

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Franklin Templeton Investments Australia has made two key appointments to its distribution team. Colonial First State's national manager of strategy and implementation is moving to Franklin Templeton Investments (FTI). Amy Teh will serve as FTI's ...

Macquarie axes grandfathered commissions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
Macquarie will axe the payment of grandfathered commissions to financial advisers working within its wealth management division. Following BT Financial Group's lead, Macquarie has said it will discontinue the practice of advisers within its private ...

AFA seeks overhaul of proposed education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers is seeking significant changes to the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's draft education standards, including calls for experienced advisers over 55 to be subject to more lenient requirements ...

Chief economist update: US inflation hits target

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
Houston, we're on target. The US Income and Outlays account released last Friday showed that US inflation as measured by the US Federal Reserve's favoured gauge - the core PCE price index - is now smack bang where the Fed wants it, rising by ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
Investors aiming to build wealth should ignore market performance indices for at least a portion of their portfolio, according to ARCO chairman Bruce Loveday. "If you want to build wealth reliably over time, I would say that any alternative to having ...