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Standard Life Assurance fined for hawking non-advised annuities

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
... annuities to customers who did not get financial advice. Nearly 22% of sales staff received more than 100% of their base salary in bonus payments, leading the FCA to believe call handlers would place their own financial interests ahead of the customer. ...

Average Aussie $560k richer with advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2019
... Tax-smart investing can add between 0.9% to 1.2% to portfolios through the sum of tax effective investment strategies and salary sacrifice superannuation contributions. Hampshire said that in the current environment, the report's articulation of the ...

Wealth jobs in demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... force is set to continue expanding in the second half of the year according to recruitment firm Hays. Releasing its 2019/20 Salary Guide into Australia's job market, Hays said 47% of wealth management employers surveyed indicated they intend to increase ...

Deutsche chief to buy shares amid turmoil

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2019
Deutsche Bank's chief executive said he will put his money where his mouth is, committing to invest his own salary in a bid to turn the institution around. Speaking to analysts and shareholders yesterday, Deutsche chief Christian Sewing said: "No-one ...

Industry fund to increase premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... for members. From 1 August 2019, EISS Super members will pay more for death and TPD cover, and death only cover by 7.7%. Salary continuance insurance and temporary salary continuance premiums will also increase by 8.3%. EISS Super said: "We understand ...

Super smashes best-performing salaries list

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The superannuation industry recorded the highest salary boost of nearly 50% over the last eight years, job search engine website SEEK shows. Superannuation industry employees earned $98,796 on an annual, full-time basis on average, according to SEEK's ...

Australians demand unpaid super laws: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... problem. An overwhelming majority of participants (89%) want a new law that forces employers to pay super at the same time as salary. ISA chief executive Bernie Dean said this is the only fix that will stop millions of Australians being robbed of their ...

CBA down, industry up for employment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... steadily been considered one of the top employers in the sector. Ribuot said: "Unsurprisingly, Macquarie ranks highly for salary and benefits - which are the second most important things people look for in an employer. Macquarie also ranks highly job ...

Advisers agree on fair salary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019
Salary ranging from $75,000 to $95,000 that is inclusive of superannuation is fair compensation for a financial adviser with less than five years' experience, a new poll from Financial Standard 's sister publication FS Advice shows. About one ...

Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... three years ago. ISA's analysis found many employers are not doing the right thing by their employees who want to make salary sacrifices via their super. About 370,000 employees who made such salary sacrifices have lost $1.5 billion because employers ...