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Integrity Life names head of retail product

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... retail products with a group of specialist insurance advisers. Managing director Chris Powell told Financial Standard that big institutions still use legacy systems that aren't capable of detecting or reporting issues that have already occurred and ...

What 1% in fees could do to investments

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Advisers paying just 1% more for investments could erode their clients' nest eggs by 26% over 30 years, according to new data modelling from InvestSMART. InvestSMART researchers found stark differences in the outcomes for investors paying different ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Financial markets remain in a state of flux as investors' chills appear to be multiplying on growing concerns over: Wall Street's heightened volatility, Fed rate rises and the risk of a policy mistake, Trump's protectionist policy, China's ...

Chief economist update: Bull markets don't die of old age

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but Trump's continued criticisms wouldn't hurt me! US President Donald Trump has blamed the Fed for sparking the recent sell-off on Wall Street as well as threatening to undo the "good" for the economy that ...

SuperConcepts names new technology lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018
... productivity, quality and customer satisfaction." Fenech said SuperConcepts will work on innovations with artificial intelligence and big data to improve business processes and workflows for customers going forward.

ETFs attracting more money than LICs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
Aussie investors now have more money invested in the rapidly-expanding exchange traded fund market than in long-standing listed investment companies. The ETP market has just hit $42.3 billion in funds under management - that's $60 million more than ...

Lost super sits at $17.5bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
The total amount of lost and unclaimed superannuation stands at $17.5 billion, new data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) shows. During 2017-18, unclaimed super reduced by $420 million, with New South Wales accounting for more than $2.2 million ...

Superannuation ripe for blockchain

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... services leaders gear up for the annual Sibos conference from October 22 to 25 in Sydney. The conference will see Australia's big four banks and local startups share the floor with some of the world's most influential organisations, including ...

FPA appoints new chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... risk management, financial reporting and audit practices. He brings to the FPA Board more than 30 years of experience with 'Big 4' accounting firm KPMG," a statement said. Outgoing FPA chair Kendall ticked off two long-term milestones for the profession ...

Advice is valuable but advocacy issues abound

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... advisers have remained intact, despite the industry's reputational problems at large. "The industry has taken a beating. The big brands have taken a beating," Inwood said. "But your personal brand hasn't taken a beating. People are conflating it (the ...