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Wealth manager promotes from within

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... local universities. "We are also focused on getting the next generation into the firm and investing in young South Australians," Brazier said. The firm will take on 10 students and graduates in 2020, offering them a collaborative and personalised experience ...

Chief economist update: Turn the beat around

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... the vicious cycle into a virtuous one? In fact, the last RBA rate cut in October 2019 induced more anxiety among us, Australians all. The hope is that Morrison's bushfire largesse - increased fiscal spending -- in atonement for hanging loose in Hawaii ...

AustralianSuper PM joins fund manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A portfolio manager from AustralianSuper has joined a specialist investment firm looking to expand its footprint in Australia. Global equities portfolio manager Alex Whight will join the Milford Asset Management team in Sydney next week. Whight will ...

Melbourne boutique adds to team

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
A Melbourne bond investor has hired a head of compliance as its assets under management hit the $5 billion mark. Jamieson Coote Bonds has appointed Ivy Choo in the role. Choo will look after the boutique's compliance and risk framework and has worked ...

FPA calls for axe to fall on stamping fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... support the removal of on-client directed fees in all financial advice services, as it focuses on building a sector for Australians to "trust and rely on". De Gori said that with most other forms of product directed payments advisers receive from clients ...

SMSFA chief slams regulators, FASEA

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... system to be the largest part," Maroney said. "Our aim is to ensure that the SMSF sector remains attractive for those Australians who seek greater control of their own financial destiny in conjunction with their advisers or via their own management of ...

Beware the retirement trap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... squirrelled away ahead of retirement. BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen's analysis shows that for Australians at retirement age with savings of between $350,000 and $600,000, increasing their savings can result in their income decreasing. ...

Chief economist update: Strength in jobs downs RBA rate cut expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
There's more bad news for us, Australians all. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will no longer cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points - to 0.5% - when it holds its first board meeting for 2020 on February 4. No Virginia, I didn't say ...

The growing risk to financial advisers

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... challenge for advisers is to find a way to repair the trust that has been damaged following the Royal Commission and show Australians the value of the advice they provide." Hutton believes super funds would already be looking for ways to fill the gap ...

Your Super, Your Choice debate heats up

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... made into a fund of their choosing," Loane said. "The prevention of choice under the current arrangements forces many Australians into new funds they did not choose, creating problems for individuals such as those who have a self-managed super funds ...