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Big bedrooms pose challenge for planners

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2017
More pillows in Australian bedrooms means there are consequences for financial planners across Australia as they try to match the lifestyle demands of clients. On top of residential property booms in Sydney and Melbourne, the 'pillowfication' of Australian ...

Financial Standard journalist recognised in press awards

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Financial Standard journalist Jamie Williamson has been honoured for two news stories on Australia's institutional investment industry, receiving a major accolade at the State Street Institutional Press Awards for Asia Pacific. In her first year as ...

SMSF platform strengthens distribution team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
NowInfinity added to its senior leadership team, appointing a key distribution role. Tom Eustice has joined the cloud based SMSF documentation platform in the position of national sales director, bringing with him significant experience in sales, business ...

Perth planner named Professional of the Year

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
Several of the highest honours in financial planning were awarded at the Financial Planning Association Professionals Congress in Hobart today, attended by about 1100 delegates. It was a double whammy win for Perth-based Capital Partners Private Wealth ...

Fintech is not a threat: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... landscape, and the speed of change in technology," he said. Fintech presents "a real opportunity" for the planning profession, which until now lacked a thorough understanding to planners, De Gori said. "[The research] quantifies the costs and benefits ...

Willis Towers Watson bolsters Sydney investment team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Willis Towers Watson is expanding its portfolio management capabilities, appointing a senior portfolio specialist and two analysts to its Sydney team. Former BlackRock director Oliver Berry, who was responsible for institutional sales for iShares in ...

HSBC cops historic fine for Lehman-linked failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
The Hong Kong branch of HSBC's private banking division was fined a record HK$400 million (AU$67 million) for material systemic failures in the lead up to the GFC. Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal upheld the Securities and Futures ...

gigSuper reaches out to self-employed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
Competition in superannuation is gathering pace with the entry of gigSuper, the latest boutique direct product aimed at a niche market. Tapping into growing number of Australians who are self-employed or working in the gig economy, co-founders Peter ...

DomaCom signs key 10-year partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Fractional property investment manager DomaCom has entered into a strategic 10-year partnership with two global analytics and research firms. Under the agreement, DomaCom will subscribe to the CoreLogic-Moody's Analytics Australian Forecast Home Value ...

New advice firm taps young professional market

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2017
Spend less and save more is a popular New Year's resolutions, but research shows less than 10% of people actually stick to it. Former Zurich risk strategist Jessica Brady and former Macquarie associate director and business development manager Glen ...