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QIC expands executive team, bolsters US footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... marketing at AMP Capital for 14 years. Chief executive Damien Frawley said Delaney's appointment reflects the value that QIC places on further developing client relationships and business opportunities in the US. With the US becoming QIC's second largest ...

Smaller super funds lead Roy Morgan rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... superannuation funds. Care Super and Catholic Super both recorded increases in customer satisfaction, with Care jumping two places from fourth to second on industry rankings. Catholic Super moved into third having sat sixth last month. In retail fund ...

Advice firm impersonated clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2018
... phone call the employee explains to the super fund representative that she has "been given some questions to ask" and later places the super fund on hold before returning to ask more questions. Henderson claimed he did not know who the employee spoke ...

Chief economist update: Back to the shops

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... personal care stores (1.4%); general merchandise stores (0.3%); non-store retailers (0.8%); food services and drinking places (0.4%). The five that registered declines include: sales at gardening and building material stores (-0.6% but this was after ...

New regulations will choke unlisted property market: PFA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... the likely objectives, financial situations and needs of the persons in the target market." "Legislating this requirement places more risk on the issuer and arguably shifts responsibility from the financial adviser to the product issuer," Healy continued. ...

Aussie ETFs attracted $339 million in February: Betashares

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... many ETFs also saw money leak out of them. Cash ETFs received the highest outflows, according to the report. BetaShares places the Australian ETF industry at $36.9 billion in funds. February trading alone added 1% to the industry's total FUM.

Industry fund introduces chief customer role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan said Scales' strong leadership skills and extensive knowledge of the fund's membership places her in good stead to be successful in the role. "There's no doubt in my mind that for us to continue to thrive and grow as ...

Traditional advice strategies pose retirement risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2018
... home with 5% interest, taking $10,000 from the offset account, contributing it to super and claiming the tax deduction places clients in a much healthier position. "The limit on how much can be contributed to super personally is $25,000 less your SG ...

Only way is up for global economy: Baur

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... likes commercial real estate in various parts of the world. "Not every city in the US nor in Europe, but I think there are places where job growth is good and commercial real estate will still be okay. Cap rates may rise but property prices might not ...

Fee-for-service faces ultimate risk test

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... experts say the critical component to make fee-for-service risk advice profitable is how much value a financial adviser places on their insurance business. The experts warn any adviser who undervalues their risk business in the LIF environment will find ...