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ANZ improves OneCare for advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
ANZ is enhancing its life insurance cover OneCare as part of the bank's "strengthened commitment" to financial advisers. OneCare will offer adviser and client improvements through three key updates including greater funding flexibility, improved client ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Australia ANZ job ads "The rise in job ads is encouraging and points to ongoing improvement in labour market conditions. It was consistent with the moderate pace of economic growth, as well as above average business and consumer sentiment" is how ANZ's ...

Uncertain environment fuelling risky investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
The prospect of a Donald Trump victory and the continuance of historically low interest rates by the RBA are placing increased pressure on self-funded retirees and increasing opportunity risk, says Australian Unity. Head of Australian Unity David Bryant ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
If you've placed a bet on last week's Melbourne Cup - and lost - poor you. But while "the race that stops a nation" has come and gone, we're only a few sleeps away from the race that could stop the world. Clinton and Trump's race for the White House ...

Trump and Brexit comes back to haunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Just when we thought Halloween was over, things are still going bump day and night. Things like the VIX - "fear" - index. It bumped up to a reading of 22.1 overnight, just six points shorts of this year's high of 28.1 reached on the 11th of February. ...

Raising rates on soybeans

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
The US economy just recorded its fastest rate of expansion since the third quarter of 2014 and at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 2.9%, the September quarter's scorecard is more than double the previous period's 1.4% increase and also better ...

Centrepoint partners to enhance underwriting processes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
Centrepoint Alliance has teamed up with a medical services provider to improve the underwriting process for clients and advisers. The dealer group has joined forces with Health Predictions to launch a new initiative, Centrepoint Healthscreen, to offer ...

The Fed "live" in November

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
It seems so long ago now but at the start of October (or thereabouts), we were treated to several regional Fedspeaks -- including, among others, Cleveland Federal Reserve president Loretta Mester, Richmond Federal Reserve president Jeffrey Lacker, Kansas ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
The Ausgrid acquisition by AustralianSuper and IFM Investors was prepared in five weeks, representing the sheer capabilities behind two of Australia's largest institutional investors. A spokesman for IFM Investors confirmed the consortium began preparing ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
Despite significant inroads made to reduce gender inequality in the financial advice industry there are still changes needed to evict the elephant in the room. Following a recent industry conference, financial adviser at Thompson Financial Services ...