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Adviser slapped with four-year ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
Another former Meritum Financial Group and InterPrac Financial Planning adviser has copped a ban from the corporate regulator. From 1 April 2021, ASIC banned Hobart-based Hannah Jennings from providing financial services for four years for failing to ...

Chief economist update: The devil's in the headline US payrolls number details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2021
... of vaccination in the country and the easing of social and business restrictions, US economic momentum has shifted another gear. Companies would need to offer wages above what staying at home drinking Budweiser and watching Netflix offer. They're ...

AdviserLogic executive departs Morningstar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... AdviserLogic and Morningstar and said his insight and leadership have been instrumental in supporting the integration. "As we gear up to take our financial planning solutions to the next level, Daniel felt the timing was right to hand over the reins ...

Cairns women disadvantaged by super gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Industry Super Australia's modelling found that women from Cairns will retire with almost $40,000 less superannuation than men. These stark figures highlight the need to lift the super rate as legislated from 9.5% to 12%, ISA said. "Women on middle ...

Tax concessions failing women: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
The tax concession system is a contributing factor to gender inequality with most of the benefits flowing onto men, new research from the Australia Institute shows. Economic modelling commissioned by the Australia Institute from the Centre for Social ...

DDO to simplify general, personal advice

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2021
The outcome of the High Court decision on general advice will have an interesting and simplifying effect on the design and distribution obligations coming into effect later this year, according to a lawyer. Speaking at a Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Perpetual's Garry Laurence starts boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
... five-40 stocks, and allow ASX-listed companies, derivatives and up to 30% in short positions. But the fund doesn't plan to gear and will have a net exposure of between 50-100%. "We will look for quality growing companies with strong balance sheets ...

Economic recovery has been stronger than expected: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... to take some time before we reach our goals." Lowe said it is of the upmost importance that business investment kick into gear and pointed to many opportunities for investment in IT, digitisation, and data science. "Investment in these areas is critical ...

Business investment slow to click into gear: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2021
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe has expressed his concerns over the slow uptake of business investment in Australia, which he said is slowing economic recovery. Lowe said a durable recovery from COVID-19 requires a strong and sustained ...

Colonial Super Retirement Fund rejigs managers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
Colonial Super Retirement Fund and CMLA options have made changes including external managers for nearly 45 options. The changes are effective April 2021 and apply to 19 products available via Colonial Super Retirement Fund and other products issued ...