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Rich Dad feels for financial advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
Author of ubiquitous personal finance self-help book Rich Dad Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki says he feels for financial advisers amid the COVID-19 pandemic - though he won't be taking their advice. "They have a tough job, a very tough job," Kiyosaki ...

Chief economist update: Border brawl

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... estimate) dropped by 17.9% in the month of April. "Cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services, clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing, and department stores fell heavily in April and there were no offsetting rises in the other industries. ...

Advisers involved in ERS scams: ASIC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... cases, the whole of the lost superannuation recovered ends up paid out in fees," Eccleston said. Poor quality general and personal financial advice was sighted by the regulator as concerning conduct it has identified. Issues with fees for no service ...

Proceed with caution: Janus Henderson

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... beneficial to the individual, but bad for aggregate economic growth. This has dire consequences on a country that relies on personal consumption, he argued, with personal spending accounting for roughly 70% of US GDP. "And still undetermined are the ...

Road to recovery

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... months' time." Allen said there have been some positive effects from the social restrictions, but they arise on a more personal level. "People are spending a lot more on home furnishings and equipment and people are spending a lot more time taking care ...

ASIC secures $160m in remediation over junk credit insurance

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... of ASIC's initial report in July 2019, all lenders were no longer selling consumer credit insurance with credit cards, personal loans or home loans, ASIC said. However, it found that thousands of existing customers continue to hold and pay premiums for ...

Adviser guilty of misuse of client money

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
... Former financial adviser Anthony Dick pleaded guilty to 11 counts of dishonestly using his clients' money for his own personal use. Dick was charged in February this year after an ASIC investigation revealed he had accessed and transferred around ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...

Morningstar downgrades two Vanguard funds to neutral

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... called attention to its mutual structure, zero brokerage on wholesale funds and ETFs for individual investors via Vanguard Personal, and 25 fee cuts across its Australian offerings over the last decade. "While our competitors have lowered expense ratios ...

Processes are the problem, not people: Count Financial

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... will enable our advisers to find more time each week for working closely with their clients to help them achieve their personal and business goals," Kennedy said. Despite the challenging environment in the post-FoFA, Royal Commission, and COVID-19 world ...