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Financial advice cannot be a quick-fix: Stackpool

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... solution to their financial problems. But valuable advice can never be just another product, the firm said. "There is always room for innovations like robo-advice. As a tool for us to better understand our clients, it certainly has its place. But no ...

Morningstar downgrades Franklin Templeton parent rating

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... 40% owned by founder Rupert Johnson Sr.'s family. Lucas argued this has led to a situation where "there's insufficient room for the fresh perspective an outsider might bring to a top executive-level post." There are four funds mentioned in Lucas' analysis ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
Those already in positions of power in the workplace have a responsibility to make room for women to step up. That is the view of the Association of Financial Advisers' outgoing chief executive Brad Fox, as shared during a panel discussion at an International ...

CommInsure update champions progress

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... there is "nothing that supports the assertion of systemic inappropriate decline of claims." CommInsure conceded there was room for improvement to ensure customers consistently get the right outcomes, and welcomed the "opportunities to improve." The independent ...

Industry can expect significant cyber-attacks: APRA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
... cyber resilience. "There is no 'finish line' for cyber security risk management: it is a necessary discipline with no room for complacency, and will require on-going vigilance, improvement, investment and oversight."

The twenty-first night of September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2016
... there's the BOJ's conflicting statements on negative interest rates. Governor Haruhiko Kuroda insists that there is still room for interest rates to go even more negative, the 'Wall Street Journal' reports that Kuroda is seeing the negative side of cutting ...

Climate risk underappreciated: BlackRock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... investing, that is incorporating climate considerations in the investment process, as a necessity. BII believes there is room for climate aware portfolios to outperform the index amid tighter regulations, faster technological changes or more frequent ...

Disclosure deadlines present super challenge

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2016
... so enhancements can be made with an overarching aim to make superannuation easier to navigate and understand. There is room for improvement as the industry widely accepts there are fund disclosure mechanisms that currently omit valuable information to ...

Adviser ETF survey winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016
... ETFs available in the Australian market. About 49% said the current number of ETFs is about right and 42% said there is room for lots more. The remaining advisers believe there are too many. Advisers believe ETFs are great entry level products, with ...

Hedge funds battle identity crisis

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... a negative full-year performance. Although this is not indicative of Australian returns, Dunn adds there is plenty of room for improvement and that hedge funds' mandate for institutional clients to find "true alternatives" has not been fully realised. ...