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Sunsuper enhances online advice services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2019
... advice and retirement Anne Fuchs said. "We've estimated this will cut the time taken to set up a new member from almost 30 minutes to about three." According to Fuchs, the new digital transacting capability is just the beginning as the fund refines their ...

Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... rose-tinted glasses of predicting that "Wages growth was expected to pick up gradually over the following year or so" (minutes of 5 February 2019 meeting). They've hoped that in the minutes of the February 2017 minutes: "Growth in wages and household ...

Aussies find $860m in lost super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
... moment, so before you spend too much time re-organising your sock drawer and kitchen cupboards this summer, take a few minutes to tidy up your superannuation," Whyte said. "Seeing the extra money in your consolidated superannuation will definitely spark ...

FASEA makes adviser exam adjustments

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... of the Tax Practitioners Board, FASEA said. In addition, the reading time for the 3.5 hour exam has been reduced to 15 minutes from 30 minutes. FASEA has also said it will consider adding further exam centres in 2020 for relevant providers located in ...

Fed's pause becomes the ECB's problem

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... weakness). But have no fear, the European Central Bank (ECB) is very much aware of these new challenges just as the Fed. In the minutes of its 12-13 December 2018 Governing Council meeting, the ECB confirmed that, interest rates would remain at present ...

Superannuation a mystery to students: survey

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... this fund up to empower students to get the best possible start on their financial future. Joining takes less than five minutes, and using the fully-featured, jargon-free Student Super app, young adults can find and combine any existing funds, let their ...

Fed steady with a slight chance of a rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) put their imprimatur in black and white. Yes, Virginia. We got it! It's there in the minutes of the 18-19 December FOMC meeting. First things first. The minutes explained the rationale behind the Fed's 25 basis point ...

Chief economist update: Is TLTRO III coming?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
Minutes of the European Central Bank's (ECB) 24-25 October Governing Council meeting confirmed that it remains on track to end its net asset purchases - currently at a monthly pace of €15 billion - by the end of December 2018. No probs here. We've ...

ANZ launches underwriting engine to market

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... chief of underwriting Peter Tilocca said the number of medical questions has been cut from 38 to 11. What used to take 25 minutes has been reduced to 15 minutes from start to finish. Entering this project, Tilocca said the aim was not to slash the number ...

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... can't be a technologist and front up to APRA and say I'm going to change the world of banking. You'll last five minutes," he said. "In some respects, APRA has imposed a higher bar and we think that's a good thing." The banking sector ...