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Pengana merger pays off for WHSP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... "continue to look for investments in the financial services sector where it sees long-term growth and attractive industry dynamics." WHSP chairman Robert Millner described the firm as a disciplined and patient long-term investor. "Its [WHSP's] diversified ...

More risk advisers offloading practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... to rethink their strategy. "This evolving 'stampede mentality' is negatively disrupting the supply and demand dynamics of price with the only winners being the purchasers. It is such a tragedy that advisers are suffering capital losses on their ...

Foreign owners take over life insurance: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... Global life insurance conglomerates are looking to diversify their business models and are attracted to the strong growth dynamics of the risk market in a mature regulatory setting, the report said. Some of the new parent companies will enjoy the lower ...

AI to transform financial services: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... will be geared toward customer needs will also mark a new era of self-driving finance, and upend existing competitive dynamics." The report put forward four key findings exploring how AI was transforming operations in both the front and back offices. ...

Fiducian continues growth trajectory

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... also looking to build SMSF administration capabilities. The group also said regulatory reform and change in industry dynamics looks set to present enhanced opportunities for the business. Commenting on current themes impacting the advice industry, Fiducian ...

Chief economist update: Do nothing RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2018
... hike has been pushed from last year to this year to next year and maybe, not until 2020. Australian and global economic dynamics may change between now and then and the RBA could hike interest rates earlier or much, much later than consensus predictions. ...

Financial literacy in females continues to lag

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... for the full-time employed and least favourable for the unemployed)," the report said. The household income and labour dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA) is funded by the Department of Social Services, with research undertaken by Roger Wilkins and ...

Adviser Ratings to predict licensees' quality of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... capability designed to stress test the factors predicted to influence quality of advice as well as keep track of changing dynamics in the industry." The new system would also benefit financial advisers when conducting their own due diligence ahead of ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... nutshell, the principle states that the Government should not interfere with the laws that govern market and economic dynamics. Scottish economist Adam Smith termed this, the "invisible hand" of Government. Trump's trade protectionism has exacerbated ...

Chief economist update: What goes around is starting to get around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... trade deficit and subtract from growth. Trump could either ramp up his war on trade or eventually succumb to economic dynamics. Economics Chief economist update: Weak wages a puzzle, could become a problem BY BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2018 10:50AM ...