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Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... workplace super Ilaine Anderson said Australians are continuing to suffer the effects of financial stress, leading to personal tolls on mental and physical wellbeing. "This is spilling into work with stressed employees worried and distracted, and not ...

AAT affirms SMSF adviser ban

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... a five-year ban was appropriate, Blazejczyk appealed to the AAT believing he should only be prohibited from providing personal advice to retail clients. The AAT was not satisfied a limited banning order as proposed by Blazejczyk would provide "sufficient ...

InvestSMART adds to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... was the chair of Money magazine. Zahos has a bachelor of economics from University of Queensland. She has written two personal finance books. Her other directorship is at Ecstra, a not-for-profit focused on financial literacy. The appointment is subject ...

Fake tax agent penalised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
... providing tax agent services unlawfully that the TPB will take firm action," he said. "However, we do take into account personal circumstances and, as demonstrated here, may recommend leniency where someone co-operates fully with us."

Emotions lead to losses: Oxford Risk

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Making emotional decisions by increasing allocations to cash throughout market volatility can lead to long term losses, but diagnostic tools for financial advisers may solve the problem, according to a behavioural finance expert. Oxford Risk said investors ...

Financial services complaints rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... advice at 6%. Credit cards were the most complained about product (with 11,628 complaints), followed by home loans (7608), personal loans (5722) and motor vehicle comprehensive insurance (4104). Despite the increase in complaints, chief executive David ...

Culture creates better outcomes: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... performance management reviews and in incentive compensation. Lastly, senior leaders have the ability to guide culture by personal example." But the biggest cultural issue that the respondents believe the investment industry needs to pay attention to ...

ING announces head of wealth, chief executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... Australia's fifth largest main financial institution and launched multiple new retail products and services including personal lending, credit cards and insurance. ING Bank Australia chair John Laker commended Evans on her promotion and her experience ...

Chief economist update: Not out of the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... decline, beating market expectations for a 31.0% gain. As per the BEA: "The increase in real GDP reflected increases in personal consumption expenditures (PCE), private inventory investment, exports, nonresidential fixed investment, and residential fixed ...

NZ looks to recognise qualified Aussie advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
... experience working in Australia. Since Australia introduced financial advice reforms in March 2017 and new qualifications for personal advice on complex products, many areas have shown to be equivalent to New Zealand's Level 7 diploma or higher. The ...