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SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
More than half (54%) of the respondents in Financial Standard's latest spot poll believe self-managed super funds are too conservative when it comes to allocating assets. Only a third (33%) said they were content with the allocation strategies and will ...

New fund to invest in "clean disruption" tech

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
An investment platform led by former Macquarie bankers has launched a new thematic fund that will invest in listed companies that produce and utilise clean disruption technology. AtlasTrends was founded in 2015. Since then, two of its three funds have ...

Trust in financial services down since Royal Commission: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... services have taken a hit since the Royal Commission began. Eighty-seven per cent of respondents to a Financial Standard poll either agreed or strongly agreed the levels of consumer trust and satisfaction have worsened since the Royal Commission into ...

Chief economist update: Turkey's roasted

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... interest rates cause inflation - and his pledge to take greater of monetary policy if he wins re-election at the June 24 poll. He was re-elected, and dive deeper the lira went. The TCMB has already more than doubled the overnight repo rate from 7.25% ...

Rethink property investment: Poll

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... strategies as real estate cools and banks tighten lending practices. Just 14% of respondents to Financial Standard's weekly poll disagreed; saying now was not the time to reconsider property investments, while the remaining 4% were unsure of how ...

Grandfathered commission debate an overreaction: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
The ongoing debate around the removal of grandfathered commissions is an "overreaction", with trail commissions contributing little to the overall income of financial advice practices in reality. Addressing delegates at the 2018 Association of Financial ...

Three attempts at adviser exam is fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... attempts to pass the Financial Adviser Examination is welcomed by Financial Standard readers, the publication's latest spot poll shows. Overall, the exam's content, structure and 65% scaled pass score as proposed by the Financial Adviser Standards ...

Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... 403 advisers were licensed by Dover as at May 1. By the new financial year this dropped to 311. Financial Standards latest poll asks if three attempts to pass FASEA's proposed Financial Adviser Examination is fair and reasonable.

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
... Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested. This week the Financial Standard spot poll asks where did advisers spend the most time actually delivering advice in FY18? A 2017 whitepaper from the Financial Planning ...

ANZ creates mental health portal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... personal and confidential information about their clients," ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said. "However, a recent poll commissioned by ANZ revealed that on average, advisers ranked their knowledge of mental health issues and wellness at six out ...