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Adviser performance data vital to remuneration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
... around the numbers helps them understand what they get paid and why, moreover it motivates them to be striving for better outcomes for both their clients and the business," the report reads. However, while sharing business metrics with the entire team ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... conversation with their younger members about all aspects of their superannuation savings. Greater engagement leads to better outcomes in retirement," she said. "Younger Australians impacted by this policy should think hard about what insurance they ...

ROYAL COMMISSION: Our top stories

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... financial advisers, Louise Macaulay, why ASIC did this instead of "exercising its powers", given that it could lead to better outcomes for the licensee being investigated. "In some cases they can get a better outcome, but not in every instance," Macaulay ...

ASIC grilled over negotiating with banks

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... financial advisers, Louise Macaulay, why ASIC did this instead of "exercising its powers", given that it could lead to better outcomes for the licensee being investigated. "In some cases they can get a better outcome, but not in every instance," Macaulay ...

Royal Commission must cast net wider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
... should not only address technical compliance, but also the extent to which the consumer protection regime promotes better outcomes for ordinary working Australians, including whether the current regime facilitates or inhibits the delivery of advice in ...

Technology for advisers by advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... of Goals Based Advice is inviting advisers to participate in the development of software targeted at providing better outcomes to consumers and advice practices impacted by the incoming legislative reforms around limited managed discretionary accounts. ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifetimeOne option, to be launched in May, aims to give members better outcomes based on the suitability of age and deliver higher returns with lower risk at a competitive fee. aZAustralian Catholic Superannuation ...

Industry responds to latest FASEA guidance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... statement, the Association of Financial Advisers told members it would like to see further changes to deliver better outcomes. It is concerned the proposed reforms will see a mass exodus of skilled and experienced advisers. "These advisers are contemplating ...

Successful implementation of super code critical

STEPHEN FAY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive Martin Fahy also expressed confidence in adoption of the code leading to better outcomes for members. Fahy said he supports the "constructive ambiguity" of the code in contrast to prescribed legislation ...

Responding to the revolution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... productivity and way of life but it's not the innovation alone that increases the quality of life or the distribution of better outcomes. That comes from the institutions and thoughtful implementation of technology," Davis said. At present, about 60% ...