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Values-based approach will advance advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... society." The presentation included stories of Zelda's metamorphosis. She was once someone who voted for apartheid and took a job in Mandela's office because it was close to her parent's home. Yet in her first encounter with the man, when she was working ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... No matter how desperate you are for someone to join the company, never, ever higher someone who is "almost right" for the job. 1.10pm - Last session before lunch was on digital advice. Fintech Australia head Danielle Szetho and Red Marker CEO Matt Symons ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Two of Australia's largest superannuation funds have partnered to address investors' growing concerns about the long-term viability of the coal sector in Australia. Cbus and First State Super, working with the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) ...

No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
It was the surprise that wasn't. US non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000 in September and it followed an upwardly revised 169,000 gain (from +156,000) in the previous month. Sure the extent of the fall was less than market consensus for a 100,000 addition ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... said it is continuing to experiment with virtual assistants to provide real-time service to customers. Davey added: "It's our job to make banking simple and easy for our customers; we know they want more self-service capability and they want to be able ...

Millennial super fund creates advisory board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... we invest it in the world's top companies." Spaceship is currently on the lookout for an investment manager to, as per the job description, "create and evolve the firm's various investment strategy models."

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... Limited, Citigroup, UBS, KPMG and PwC rounded the top 10 employers that highly regard CFA qualified candidates. In terms of job function, portfolio managers (20%), research analysts (19%) and corporate financial analysts (9%) are the most popular for ...

Expansion everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... September floated up to 58.1 in September - the best reading since February 2011 - from 57.4 in the previous month underscored by job creation which was the highest on record. On inflation, Markit reports that, "purchase price inflation picking up to ...

Advisers face tax registration risk

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
About one-fifth of financial advisers are at risk of being unable to legally charge for the tax advice they provide according to the Tax Practitioners Board. Data released by the board yesterday shows that of the 1100 renewal reminder emails sent to ...

Trump-flation returns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017
Love him or loathe him, Donald Trump remains the stuff of headlines going into and since he won the 8 November 2016 US presidential election. Reports abound about Trump versus Kim, Trump versus NATO, Trump versus the NFL, Trump versus Alec Baldwin and ...