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Expanding expansion in manufacturing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... economic indicator but recent history shows that it picked the direction of GDP growth, in particular, the contraction in the third quarter of last year and the subsequent strong rebound in the December quarter.

Advice practices need succession plan: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... strategic plans to capitalise on expected industry growth. A report published by knowITdigital and Business Health shows one-third of advice practices have a long-term business plan and even less (30%) have any documented succession plan. Business Health's ...

Wealth transfer poses advice business risk

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 APR 2017
... millionaires are over 60, and potentially preparing to transfer wealth to the next generation. At this stage, though, up to a third of wealth management groups in GlobalData's survey did not provide inheritance planning services. GlobalData said those ...

O Canada

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017
... momentum of late. Real GDP growth has been accelerating - up to 1.9% in the year to the fourth quarter of 2016 from 1.4% in the third and 1.1% in the second - and while the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7% in March from 6.6% in the previous month ...

Negative gearing exposing Australia's poor: KPMG

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
... because of investment income and government transfers, not rising wages and salaries. The firm added that more than one-third of the income of the poorest 20% of Australian households is received through government transfers. Its report finds the bottom ...

Technology features driving superannuation product development

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017
A Rainmaker study of extra benefits and features being offered by super funds in Australia reveals that technology and communication-oriented features are the most active area of product development. Rainmaker noted the results show that funds realise ...

Global bank tests customer service 'bot'

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... study by UN-based not-for-profit organisation Better Than Cash Alliance revealed in China, social media network WeChat and third-party online payment platform Alipay, generated US$2.9 trillion in digital social payments in 2016. It represents a 20-fold ...

IFM Investors and Samsung partner for infrastructure fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... trading relationship that exists between Korea and Australia which would benefit Australian investors. "Korea is Australia's third largest trading partner and this collaboration in financial services is a logical extension of the strong relationship ...

AMP Capital awards historic $17bn passive mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... Capital mandates, UBS now manages about $315 billion in passive investments worldwide. This, UBS added, represents around a third of total funds under management in UBS Asset Management. "The win is another example of the depth of investment capability ...

Banks must overhaul product-based incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2017
... support staff; they instead will receive a standard pay rise of 3% per year under an enterprise agreement. With respect to third parties such as mortgage brokers and aggregators, NAB said it does not pay volume-based incentives on residential mortgages ...