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Has COVID-19 solved the advice problem?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
With robo-advice yet to take off in Australia, and the cost of advice still too high for most people, has COVID-19 delivered the solution to the sector's problems on a silver platter? Shadforth's Terry Dillion certainly thinks so. Speaking to Financial ...

IOOF joins FEW corporate partner lineup

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
At a time when many organisations are limiting discretionary spending, IOOF is doing the opposite - signing on as the latest corporate partner to Financial Executive Women to provide staff with ongoing educational and professional support. IOOF has ...

Market pain to continue: State Street

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
With volatility still high, economic activity uncertain and investor sentiment low, a collapse in earnings could trigger another fall in risk assets. According to State Street Global Advisors senior investment strategist Raf Choudhury, this uncertainty ...

Seek financial advice: Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
With the government now expecting close to two million Australians to apply for early access to super, assistant minister for superannuation, financial services and financial technology Jane Hume has urged those who are confused to seek financial advice. ...

Recruitment, salaries slide in financial services

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
"What a difference a pandemic makes," Kaizen Recruitment noted in an update on the state of recruitment activity in Australian financial services. Kaizen found that while clients pushed ahead with filling essential talent gaps and some have attempted ...

Tail-risk hedging pays off for super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
A $10 billion industry superannuation fund has managed to lock in gains from a tail-risk hedging strategy during recent market volatility amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Vision Super has had tail-risk protection in place for its defined benefit plan for ...

AFCA extends complaints response time

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2020
The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will provide a nine-day extension to consumers, small businesses and financial services firms to respond to complaints amid the COVID-19 crisis. The change comes into effect immediately and will apply ...

Ausbil promotes from within

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2020
Aussie equities manager Ausbil has made two key appointments, promoting from within on both occasions. Nicholas Condoleon, who has had a 14-year career at Ausbil so far has been promoted from head of equities research to co-portfolio manager for the ...

NFP super fund performance revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
While the ASX fell close to 30% in March, Rainmaker analysis shows the investments returns for 15 of Australia's leading not-for-profit superannuation funds weren't nearly as bad. Latest analysis from Rainmaker shows the average investment return for ...

BlackRock lead portfolio manager departs

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020
BlackRock's lead portfolio manager for many Asian equities strategies has left for a role at a local boutique manager. Andrew Swan, who was based in Hong Kong, joined BlackRock in 2011 and was most recently the head of BlackRock's Asia and global emerging ...