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Major advice licensee in possible best interest breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Extra conditions have been placed on the AFSL of one of Australia's biggest financial advice licensees following an investigation sparked by phenomenal growth in adviser numbers in just six months. SMSF Advisers Network has had additional licence ...

Wealth heavyweights join FSC board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
Some big names in wealth management have joined the board of the Financial Services Council, including from AMP and Challenger. AMP chief executive, wealth management Alex Wade, Challenger chief financial officer Andrew Tobin and Jason Yetton - who ...

Federal Budget: Industry responds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
The 2019-20 Federal Budget's subdued approach has received a similar welcome from the wealth industry. The big players are neither up in arms nor full of praise for the Budget, which was headlined by personal tax cuts and a $7.1 billion surplus ...

Northern Trust eyes super fund trading desks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
Northern Trust thinks the $2.8 trillion superannuation industry will increasingly outsource its trading functions and it wants a slice of the business. As Aussie super funds bring investments in-house and face greater demands for accountability from ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
According to new research, 40% of Australians say the rising cost of living is their single greatest concern in 2019 but effective financial advice could be the solution. Latest research from Mortgage Choice and CoreData's looked at the attitudes and ...

Chief economist update: Rosy assumptions a Budget surplus make

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
... Budget Papers (2017/18 and 2018/19), household consumption was forecast to have been growing by 2.75% this year. This is a big deal and reason why the RBA considers this a major risk for the domestic economy: "The main domestic uncertainty continues ...

Frydenberg makes big promises for small business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... small businesses access to a new $2 billion fund designed to make sure small businesses are paid on time by government and big business. Delivering the Budget in Parliament, Frydenberg said: "Small businesses are the engine-room of our economy." Frydenberg ...

Former Commonwealth Bank chief joins ASX-listed firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
Former Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev has found a new role with an ASX-listed entity. Narev joins SEEK in a newly created dual role of group chief operating officer and Asia Pacific and Americas chief executive. He was chief executive of ...

Trump will continue to buoy stock markets: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
Robert Mueller's findings that US President Donald Trump did not collude with Russia during the 2016 election campaign is good news for the global share markets, Financial Standard's latest spot poll shows. The majority of readers (68%) agree that ...

Christian Super launches reconciliation action plan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... The plan states that Christian Super has already begun to provide engagement and support for the First Nations Foundation Big Super Day Out, an initiative with the aim of strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access to and understanding ...