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Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... we're not accessing them because we're not representing them," he said. He added that a tokenistic approach to diversity won't cut it, either. He highlighted his time as executive director, life risk at Millennium3 Financial Services, which bought the ...

Super gets reality check on engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... recognised the brand and the symbol but they had no idea what it meant. It was a great recognition of the campaign but not a strong cut through of the message," Kirkland said. The chief executive said from the preliminary research there are clues as ...

Treasurer ignored credit warnings: Bowen

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... eight consecutive quarters, losing our credit rating could be disastrous," he said. He said the Coalition's corporate tax cut would leave "a $14 billion hole in the budget each year" and said Labor's reforms for capital gains concessions were "supported ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... they've given in the last year." Another panelist and ClearView managing director Simon Swanson agreed with Helmich, saying, "Cut-price licensees can't be allowed by ASIC. They need to be held to a higher standard." Swanson continued: "Running a listed ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
Investment bond specialist Lifeplan is rolling out eight new investment options and an additional rebate tier across its NextGen suite as part of a surging interest in the product. Head of Lifeplan, Matt Walsh, said proposed changes to superannuation ...

Stockspot cuts robo-advice fees

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2016
Automated investment adviser and fund manager, Stockspot, has reduced fees for all clients and eliminated the annual advice fee for investment portfolios under $50,000. Stockpot founder and chief executive, Chris Brycki, said the decision to reduce ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... latest update on Australia's private sector credit provides a first look at the impact of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) cut in the official cash rate from 2.0% to 1.75% on the 3rd of May. Total private sector increased by 0.4% in the month of ...

Supreme Court makes China Growth Fund EGM ruling

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
The Supreme Court ruled against voting rights for one of the biggest shareholders of the AMP Capital China Growth Fund at the upcoming extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in July. AMP Life, which holds roughly 36% of units in the China Growth Fund on ...

Brexit - the Australian connection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
... MarketWatch even reports that "...a minority of fed-funds futures traders are now betting that the U.S. central bank could actually cut interest rates at its next meeting, in July". Another race to the bottom could ensue. The economic and political uncertainty ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Australia leading index "Leading Index improves but still points to below trend momentum". This is the header of Westpac's media release on the latest update of the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index of Economic Activity. The index tracks future ...