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Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
A prominent financial advisory firm is backing the Federal Government's First Home Super Saver Scheme even though it has received backlash from superannuation industry bodies. Dixon Advisory believes the latest draft legislation proposes more flexibility ...

Inflation: Cost-pushed and demand-pulled

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... average of six, with positive readings reported in all industries. The survey showed profitability rose sharply to 18 in July - the best reading since October 2007 - from 14 in the previous month; trading conditions dipped from 21 in June but remains ...

First home super scheme may not make it to parliament in 2018

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Bills to enact the First Home Super Savers Scheme, residential downsizing incentives, and a raft of additional superannuation and retirement policies announced following this years' Budget may not be introduced to Parliament before the end of the year. ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Unlike the Bank of Canada (BOC) which he headed from 2008-2013, now Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney didn't follow through on the remarks he made at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal that, "Some removal of monetary stimulus is likely ...

Wealth begins its blockchain reaction

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
Ambitious financial services firms are driving Australia's global leadership in the development of blockchain technology, which is already delivering productivity and innovation benefits to the nation's trillion-dollar wealth industry. BNP Paribas Securities ...

RBI succumbs to low-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... RBI's economic growth forecast of 7.3% for 2017/18. The latest Nikkei India composite PMI output index fell sharply to 46 in July - contraction level - from 52.7 in the previous month. The manufacturing PMI dropped to 47.9 last month (the lowest level ...

Advisers searching for LRBA answers

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
Regulatory changes to limited recourse borrowing arrangements have been advisers' primary concern over the past quarter, according to BT Advice Technical research. Advisers' queries focused on two key issues: first, the proposal to combine outstanding ...

New portfolio manager at IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 AUG 2017
IOOF announced the appointment of a new lead to manage its Australian equities portfolio. Paul Crisci replaces Dan Farmer, who recently became chief investment officer on July 1, and has also been managing the Australian equities portfolio since February ...

O'Dwyer names one-stop-shop dispute resolution lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
A former RBA governor will spearhead the merger of three financial and superannuation dispute resolution bodies into a one-stop-shop. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer told the FSC Leaders Summit yesterday that Malcolm Edey will ...

No age limit on great advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
ANZ Wealth is encouraging financial advisers of all ages to apply for the AFA Rising Star Award, saying there is a misbelief that it only seeks to recognise young advisers. Speaking to Financial Standard, ANZ Wealth head of sales Don Sillar said there ...