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Strategy Steps sold to knowIT

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
... product and services company knowIT to allow for greater digitalisation of the service. Effective from 1 October 2016, the sale of Strategy Steps will let previous owners Louise Biti and Assayat David to focus on the expansion of aged care advice solutions ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Australia consumer sentiment The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit ...

Bank life risk businesses lose market share

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... lost some of their share of the life insurance risk market to the likes of TAL and AIA owing to significant falls in the sale of new premiums, the latest data from Strategic Insight shows. Numbers from the researcher, formerly known as Plan For Life ...

Life Insurance Code targets self-regulation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
An independent committee will have the ability to sanction insurers who do not comply with a new set of standards laid out in an industry-wide Life Insurance Code of Practice produced by the Financial Services Council (FSC). The new code, released today ...

AdviserLogic appoints director for hybrid role

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
AdviserLogic has appointed a new non-executive director who will also contribute to the company's strategic partnership opportunities. Paul Harding-Davis will join the company as a non-executive director and will also actively contribute to sourcing ...

The best marketing is no marketing for advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
Few advisers have a proactive referral strategy but with a few easy steps they can improve their chances of being recommended, according to Scott Charlton, a business coach who specialises in helping accountants and financial planners. Addressing delegates ...

Popularity of annuity bonds set to soar

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Indexed annuity bonds are expected to experience sales growth over the next 12 months as the reality of low interest rates and high volatility drives more investors to the asset class. FIIG Securities national manager of adviser services, Simon Michell ...

State Street custody boss departs

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2016
State Street's head of global services, Australia and New Zealand has left the company. Paul Khoury has held multiple positions at State Street since 2001, beginning with head of product services, chief operating officer for Australia, head of asset ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
Australia retail sales It hasn't been since January this year that we saw retail spending increase at this monthly rate. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that retail sales grew by 0.4% in the month of August - higher than the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
Australia ANZ job ads The latest ANZ job ads survey shows that the total number of job advertisements fell by 0.3% in the month of September following the strong 1.7% jump in the previous month. The year-on-year growth in job ads slowed to 3.7% last ...