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Financial advisers losing communication battle

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Embattled financial advisers need to find better ways to communicate their value to clients if they are to remain relevant in an automated world. Speaking at a media roundtable, newly appointed Morningstar chief executive Kunal Kapoor told reporters ...

ASIC takes Westpac to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
A battle over the definition of personal and general financial advice will play out in the Federal Court following ASIC's decision to bring civil proceedings against Westpac subsidiaries. The corporate regulator is alleging Westpac Securities Administration ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... (ACTU) secretary Dave Oliver told the forum that industry super's story should resonate politically but there's a constant battle between government thinking. He expressed disappointment in Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer's ...

Insurers to battle big data privacy concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
While big data presents a boon for insurers doing customer risk analysis, the benefits will have to be weighed against ongoing user privacy and discrimination issues. This is one of the key findings of the Actuaries Institutes' latest green paper, which ...

Markets fear Trump effect on global trade

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2016
Beyond the initial market sell-off, investors might have a bigger worry ahead if US President-elect Donald Trump makes good on his global trade platform. The Republican presidential nominee is heading for the White House after securing the most votes ...

Fintechs face marketing battle

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
The constant uphill battle faced by Australian fintech start-ups to enter the local marketplace is evidenced by research suggesting these new players pose little threat to the industry. A Yell Creative survey of 150 financial marketers found more than ...

Slow, slower, slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
... optimistically extrapolated growth of 3.8% next year. This is interesting because, to me, it somehow explains the losing battle/diminishing successes of the central banks' monetary policy measures. This is because while the different and differing policy ...

Investors hard up for alternatives opportunities

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2016
... increasingly congested market making it difficult to select the right investment manager or vehicle, while fund managers face a battle in standing out from the crowd and attracting fresh investor capital. "Investors pinpointed fund manager marketing ...

Fears of increased compliance costs misguided

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016
... journey is transparent no matter what channel they use." Kolbusz also added that some providers could face a difficult battle to adequately meet RG 255 guidelines and provide the level of assurance required by the market. "For starters, robo advisers ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016
... construction and other longer term bonds types, commencing September. Oil, the bad news keeps coming Just as oil companies battle with world oil price flirts with dropping below the USD40 per barrel threshold thanks largely to excess supply, not only ...