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Adviser salaries unchanged: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
The latest insights from Kaizen Recruitment show the benchmark salaries for financial advisers and paraplanners remain as they were in early 2019. The recruitment firm found that senior financial advisers with more than 10 years of experience can expect ...

Class bolsters tech team

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2020
... investment in building world class technologies and product delivery capabilities as we grow." Yates previously worked as the general manager of technology at financial planning software provider CCUBE Integrated Wealth. He also spent eight years with ...

Regulatory, legal exam questions trip up advisers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... unsuccessful candidates. The exam's testing of advice documentation requirements, the difference between personal and general advice, the Privacy Act and Anti-money Laundering Act were among the areas where advisers were most likely to underperform. ...

Calls for financial services to include procurement targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
First Nations Foundation (FNF) has also called on the financial services industry to aim to include procurement targets in their Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) development. The Indigenous-led not-for-profit promoting financial literacy made the call ...

Aussies reevaluate retirement prospects

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... expenses, investments and super, and many have been forced to get a better grasp of their finances," Colonial First State general manager of product Kelly Power said. "Younger Australians who still have time before retirement are feeling more anxious ...

Life insurance at tipping point: Industry leaders

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
... sustainability of the industry. Speaking at the Financial Services Council's (FSC) 2020 Life Insurance Summit, APRA general manager of life insurance Suzanne Johnson, RGA Australia managing director Mark Stewart, Zurich Life and Investments Australian ...

Zenith names new general manager

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020
Zenith Investment Partners has appointed a new general manager, following the acquisition of Chant West's superannuation and consulting business. Former Chant West head of research Ian Fryer has been promoted as Chant West's general manager, and will ...

Sydney boutique expands team

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
A global equities boutique started by Evans & Partners' former head of international equities has added two members to its investment team. Aoris Investment Management was established by Stephen Arnold in 2017. It runs a concentrated portfolio of ...

Macquarie fired 32 people in "consequence management"

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
During the Macquarie Group annual general meeting and results update chair Peter Warne touched on the bank's "consequence management", highlighting the consequences of inappropriate behaviour. He said that in financial year 2020, there were 164 matters ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper prices not a bargain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
... any economy. Just like John Maynard Keynes' Paradox of Thrift, savings by individuals during recessions lead to a general decline in aggregate demand and therefore, even slower overall economic growth - deflation has nasty consequences for the economy. ...