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Hiring outlook subdued: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Commission dominated headlines and brought into question the sector's pursuit of short-term profit at the expense of basic standards of honesty. This week we ask if the credit crunch will deepen at the effect of the financial services Royal Commission's ...

Alternatives an antidote to volatility: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... allocation decisions, it said. J.P. Morgan notes building an alternatives portfolio should be holistic and comprise three basic components: A core foundation, with assets such as core real assets and core private credit designed to provide stable income ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... engagement across the entire superannuation industry," he said. "You don't need a PhD in economics to understand the basic tenets of supply and demand, and if the SMSF sector is weakened then the flow on effects will be felt by members in other superannuation ...

Rice Warner warns against culling value-based advice fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... delivering advice, with Rice Warner adding Australia's complex regulatory regime made it difficult to deliver a compliant, basic financial plan for less than $1500. On Thursday, the researcher said Australia's financial advisers and superannuation ...

Labor responds to Royal Commission, sheds light on victims of misconduct

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
The Labor Party submitted a response to Commissioner Kenneth Hayne's interim report, documenting feedback to the Royal Commission through victims of bank misconduct, including claims banks go out of their way to avoid compensation settlements. In ...

The lucky country for fintechs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... on one another," the report reads. Overall, the report aims to highlight the potential of fintech in increasing access to basic financial services. The research has helped the Alliance for Financial Inclusion design a roadmap for harnessing the full ...

Digital custody evolutionary, not revolutionary: SIBOS

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... on distributed ledger technology (DLT)," he said. "But we need to be aware of the fact the current custody set up is very basic and fundamental, and has been implemented and optimised over many years. To change that in one go is likely to be a challenge ...

Unpaid super penalties too light: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... superannuation on time. Industry Super Australia deputy chief executive Matt Linden said the revelations suggest there is a basic failure to enforce the law which is likely contributing to the unpaid super problem. "The wholesale waiver of statutory ...

The goals-based opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... executive Jacqui Henderson said. The research shows more than 75% of people fail to achieve their goals, so understanding the basic principles of behavioural science can assist advisers in establishing realistically achievable goals with their clients. ...

Frydenberg slams financial sector greed

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... findings point to "greed" that's been pursued in return for short-term profits at the expense of consumers and the most basic standards of honesty. Frydenberg told a press conference that too often, financial institutions have focused on selling products ...