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Demand for advice rises

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
The number of Australians seeking financial advice has doubled from five years ago, a new report finds. According to Investment Trends, 2.6 million non-advised Australians want the services of a financial planner over the next two years. This demand ...

First Super executive departs

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... to serve the members of another industry fund and help make a difference to the retirement outcome of other working Australians," he said on LinkedIn. A spokesperson for First Super told Financial Standard that no decision had been made on filling Weldon's ...

It's not a bird or a plane; it's a new trading platform

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... Superhero, Sanlam's affiliates include Stockspot (online ETF investment adviser), Stake (trading platform allowing Australians and Kiwis to trade US stocks) and Maqro Capital, a stockmarket research and advisory firm. According to the platform's ...

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... invested in Australia's future which is helping to rebuild their retirement savings, keep businesses in business and Australians in jobs." Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony said the report highlights the role industry super holds ...

Australia most active region in Q2: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
New research has revealed that Australians were the most active institutional investment community within the Asia Pacific region in the second quarter of the year, with interest directed to long-only Australian equity strategies. The research, by institutional ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top despite recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
While we, Australians all, continue to shudder at the economy's first recession in 29-years, our nation - to use Old Blue Eyes' song - remains "Top of the list, King of the hill, A number one..." It may not be Einstein's "relativity theory" ...

Technology can ease adviser red tape: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... industry are achievable. At the virtual keynote event, Hanrahan said that financial advice can serve the vast majority of Australians if technology or artificial intelligence works alongside advisers. It is perhaps selecting products for clients that ...

Official recession not that scary: Economists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... economies is rather larger than that seen in Australia." Underwood said the actions taken to protect the lives of Australians has actually helped keep the economy more stable than other nations. "The defence of Australian lives and livelihoods has seen ...

Investor expectations pie in the sky: Schroders

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... interest rates which is higher than those rates would traditionally allow. Schroders chief executive Chris Durack said: "Australians' return expectations have decreased from the unrealistically high level of 10.9% from the last survey. But overall, against ...

IOOF names licensee chiefs, acquires platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... us the platform to support our client engagement model and to deliver goals-based advice, more efficiently, to more Australians."