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One third of Aussies struggling financially

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... used a model to calculate financial wellbeing,recognising a link between an individual's finances and their individual and social wellbeing. ANZ said the financial wellbeing score is derived from four key measures including the ability of an individual ...

RECAP: Advice in the Royal Commission spotlight (Days 1 - 3)

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2018
... discussions in that regard. See also: Treat real estate agents like advisers: REIA RC findings bring shame on advice industry: social media No view on ending adviser commissions: AMP AMP deliberately misled ASIC over ongoing fees April 16: Big four's ...

RC findings bring shame on advice industry: social media

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Multiple social media commentators suggested the findings revealed in today's inquiry have brought shame on the financial advice industry. Today's inquiry focused largely on AMP and the 90-day exception rule which enabled the group to charge fees for ...

Social media singles out ASIC in Royal Commission coverage

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
ASIC was a specific target by social media commentators during the first round of hearings for the Royal Commission into Australia's biggest providers of financial advice. Commentators on Twitter were broadly critical of ASIC's attempts to police and ...

Advisers no longer standing still on social media

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
Financial advisers are no longer sitting on their hands when it comes to social media, using various platforms to have the most meaningful conversations with clients. Latch Social founder and director Tom Loneragan said social media has become a crucial ...

Tradies test predictive underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... Guandong Xu said it would also involve client behaviour modelling, text mining and natural language programming, along with social and predictive analytics that can add value in the insurance sector. Tilocca said: "We're excited about the opportunities ...

Dimensional launches global ESG bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... will consider the ESG factors in a broad market-like fixed interest strategy that will aim to meet investors' economic and social responsibility concerns while meeting their long-term investment needs. It will invest in investment grade bonds from AAA ...

Mercer expands responsible investment team

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... joins in the US. Stamp links with Mercer having most recently served as a senior consultant in KPMG's human rights and social impact team. He previously held a role with the consultant as a social auditor. During his time at KPMG Stamp worked with a ...

IFM partners to slash carbon emissions in $12bn fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... Australian Infrastructure Fund," CEFC chief executive Ian Learmonth said. "Infrastructure assets are central to our economic and social well-being. They are usually large, expensive and built for the long term. It is absolutely critical that the assets ...

Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... current legislative framework for financial advice was designed in the 1990s, at a time where "economic, political and social factors - including financial sector deregulation, changes to occupational superannuation arrangements, and expanding equity-market ...