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Digital assets overlooked in estate planning

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
Research from two Australian universities found that overlooking digital assets in estate planning could have dire implications for business owners. Most Australians (71%) are unaware of what would happen to their digital assets when they pass away ...

Fees dominate super choice, RG97 falling short: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Consumers prioritise fees and net returns when selecting a superannuation fund, an Industry Super Australia survey reveals. The poll, conducted in conjunction with UMR Research and based on 1000 respondents, found fees to be an "extremely important" ...

ASX on track for blockchain announcement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
The ASX's potential rollout of blockchain or distributed ledger technology (DLT) is well on track, chief executive Dominic Stevens told the exchange's annual general meeting today. An official announcement to determine the suitability of DLT to replace ...

A matter of assumptions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
While most of the world's biggest central banks have embraced uber-transparency, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) appears to still be subscribing to "fedspeak". It's still keeping Australians in the dark about its next policy movement. In its September ...

Nothing to fear from robo-advice: Magellan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
Magellan Asset Management chief executive and chief investment officer Hamish Douglass believes financial advisers should not fear robo-advice in an era where artificial intelligence and big data can dominate discussion. Speaking at Magellan's financial ...

Multi-member SMSFs shun risky investments: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
The greater the number of members in a self-managed superannuation fund, the more risk averse they become, according to latest research. A joint report from SuperConcepts and the University of Adelaide's International Centre for Financial Services reveals ...

The BOJ's educated hope

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2017
They were just hours apart but the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's monetary policy decisions were as wide as their geographic locations, perhaps wider. While both central banks kept existing policies unchanged at their September meetings ...

Peak iron ore?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
Governor Philip Lowe's statement explaining the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) monetary policy decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 1.5% at their 5 September Board meeting, revealed the Australian central bank's optimism over the international ...

CommInsure strengthens income protection offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
As per CommInsure's commitment to regularly review its offering, the life insurer launched a new income protection product and enhanced its existing TPD and trauma products. The new Income Protection Platinum product comes with a broader set of definitions ...

Managed accounts demand dominates platform market

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 17 SEP 2017
The rate of growth managed accounts are experiencing - three times faster than any other segment of the platform market - will fundamentally change the role of financial advisers, latest Rainmaker research shows. Rainmaker Group director of research ...