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Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Australian billionaires amassed a $115.4 billion fortune in FY17, representing a 140% jump since the Global Financial Crisis, according to an Oxfam analysis. The Oxfam Growing Gulf Between Work and Wealth paper found Australia's richest 1% had more ...

Royal Commission begins in February

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... approach. It will not be a never-ending lawyers' picnic." The inquiry was formed following an open letter to Turnbull from the big four banks, requesting you and your government to act to ensure a properly constituted inquiry into the financial services ...

Lack of advice costing women in retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Financial advisers must work closely with female clients to devise strategies to safeguard their retirement savings in the event of a career break. Insight from a recent REST Industry Super survey shows career breaks are costing women at least $160,000 ...

SMSFs shifting focus for diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... healthcare and consumer discretionary stocks also proved popular. The top 10 domestic equity investments for SMSFs comprised the big four banks, Telstra, BHP Billiton, Wesfarmers, CSL, Woolworths and Woodside Petroleum. Separately, new data released ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... and waiting to jump in. Others, who already have property exposure, are aware of the impacts of this, but also see it as a big opportunity for them, given their long-term investment horizon," Pritchard says. The likelihood we would see a crash as devastating ...

Chief economist update: The good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... 6.5%. How good is that good news, ey? Being our biggest export market, what's good for China is good for Australia. But if the big institutional forecasters are correct, that'll be the peak. The IMF forecast Chinese GDP growth to slow to 6.5% this year ...

Industry veteran to join YBR executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... highly involved in its development. In a statement YBR executive chairman Mark Bouris described the appointment of Ganis as a big win for YBR. "Since joining the board in 2017, Frank has come to know the business closely. He sees significant opportunities ...

ANZ Wealth tests AI-driven underwriting

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... collaboration with the Advanced Analytics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS AAi) will use machine learning and big data to develop a more reliable application and assessment process. UTS AAi associate professor Guandong Xu said it ...

Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are making a comeback in the consumer satisfaction stakes as latest Roy Morgan data shows they have edged retail funds for the third consecutive month. Despite having trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017 ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... regulators issuance of the first batch of crowdfunding intermediary licences. Yesterday ASIC granted licenses to seven platforms: Big Start, Billfolda, Birchal Financial Services, Equitise, Global Funding Partners, IQX Investment Services and OnMarket ...