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Poor tech derails financial services marketing: Study

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018
Inefficient marketing technology poses more roadblocks for financial services marketers than competitor products or management buy-in, a new study shows. Yell Creative found 32% of the marketers they surveyed in their annual 'Australian Finance ...

Chief economist update: Crude oil slips

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
If one were to time the genesis of the recent surge in oil prices, it would have to be Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's interview with Time magazine around mid-April this year when he hinted at wanting the price of crude to reach around ...

Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
A majority of financial advisers would welcome an overhaul of the AFS licensing regime, a recent survey shows. The majority (78%) of financial advisers polled in Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice would prefer to be self-licensed, similar ...

Advised clients and their most frequently asked questions

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Looking back on the 2017-18 financial year, Financial Standard wants to know the most common financial advice clients requested. This week the Financial Standard spot poll asks where did advisers spend the most time actually delivering advice in FY18? ...

Royal Commission cracks down on life insurance phone sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
The banking and financial services Royal Commission has unearthed the unethical practices and incentives of life insurers selling policies over the phone at the expense of the most vulnerable customers living in remote communities. ASIC Indigenous Outreach ...

Statements of Advice: Out with the old

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2018
Compliance requirements for financial advisers are on the rise and practices clinging to ancient technology will need to use their imagination and embrace change in order to keep up. Discussing the value of technology at a recent Advice Intelligence ...

FPA predicts self-licensing tsunami

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's policy lead believes the current AFS licensing regime is standing in the way of financial advisers delivering greater value. During a discussion about goals-based advice at a recent Advice Intelligence ...

CBA restructures executive leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2018
Commonwealth Bank made a raft of changes to its executive lineup following the announcement of plans to demerge its wealth management business. Current chief risk officer David Cohen has been promoted to deputy chief executive, charged with leading ...

Chief economist update: Three ayes for a rate hike

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
Just like the other major world central banks that met before it this month - the Fed, ECB and BOJ - the Bank of England (BOE) did not disappoint market expectations (unlike in its May meeting where Governor Carney hinted at a rate hike months before ...

Second APRA deputy chair nominated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
The prudential regulator has welcomed the nomination of an additional deputy chair and the reappointment of Helen Rowell. The Federal Government reappointed Rowell as APRA deputy chair with a new five-year term set to begin on July 1. The end of the ...