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Boomers driving interest in PAFs

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... difference to other people's lives. Supporting educational institutions for young people both in Australia and overseas in third world countries such as Kenya and Nepal and under privileged (indigenous and minority groups) are focus areas for clients ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... from 3.8% in the previous month. This is worse than market expectations for an "improvement" to minus 3.7% and marks the third straight month of accelerating PPI deflation in Japan. Indian WPI inflation Japan wants inflation, India doesn't but both are ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
... to an account-based pension. It is a longevity pool where the risk of outliving savings is shared among retirees. With no third-party shareholder and no insurance premiums, all profits go to the participants. "I think it's fair to say account-based pensions ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
... the Labor Market Conditions Index reading. The latest claims data is the highest level since February 2015 and marks the third straight week of rising claims. However, claims still remain below 300K - the level generally associated with a healthy labour ...

Australians demanding robo-advice from super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Over a third of Australians (36%), who otherwise wouldn't or couldn't afford to see a financial planner, want their super funds to provide robo-advice services, according to the Investment Trends 2015 Direct Client Report. The report, based on a survey ...

Research places State Super on top

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... Satisfaction Research has named State Super as the leading superannuation fund in providing superior member services. In its third year, the research benchmarked State Super against the general superannuation industry and revealed that the fund had outperformed ...

Nominations open for AFA Adviser of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... an individual who is excelling in the delivery of life-changing financial advice. The Practice of the Year Award, in its third year, focuses on identifying a practice or business that fulfils broader criteria across all aspects of advice excellence and ...

Focus Financial expands into Australia

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... accelerate MX Lomax's growth strategy through affording access to Focus' capital strength and resources. MW Lomax is the third international firm to join Focus, following Canada-based Dorchester Wealth Management and the UK -based Greystone Financial ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... domestic markets, while international trade flows continued to deteriorate. The level of new export business fell for the third straight month and to the greatest extent since September of last year. The performances of the main industry groups covered ...

Zurich launches education curriculum

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
... said. "Our research reveals that a significant number of advisers are looking to enter more specialised markets. Almost one third of those surveyed say they're planning to increase their participation in the business insurance market, and 40% say they ...