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Chief economist update: When QE turns to QT

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
There's no shortage of rationales explaining the on-going heightened volatility on Wall Street. Throw a dart into a dartboard of reasons and you'll likely to hit a rational one - rising US bond yields, expectations of a more aggressive Fed ...

ASIC to review FDS compliance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
ASIC will review financial advice fee disclosure statements and renewal notices, after licenses submitted breach reports to the extent the corporate regulator is concerned about systemic non-compliance. The FDS review will examine to what extent advice ...

Charity comparator to launch premium service

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
A charity comparator website co-founded by a former Lonsec general manager is set to launch a premium vetting service for wealthy donors. The Impact Suite collects data on about 56,000 not-for-profits (NFP) and charities. The free version launched in ...

CBA releases remediation scorecard

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
An independent review of CBA's remediation action plan says the bank has satisfactorily hit just one of its 153 milestones as at August end, but is showing evidence of commitment. CBA was required to put together a remediation action plan after APRA ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Australians are not alone when it comes to leaving retirement savings on the table from a lack of financial literacy. However, Europeans arguably face a steeper learning curve. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2018 Income Barometer Survey, which interviewed ...

AFA names 2018 Rising Star

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
A Wealth Enhancers financial adviser was named the 2018 Rising Star of the Year award at this year's Association of Financial Advisers National Adviser Conference. The award, which is sponsored by ANZ Wealth, was presented to Rebecca Pritchard in ...

Perception is everything: Kewin

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
Financial advisers must proactively work to change the public perception of financial advice to ensure the industry's sustainability. This message underscored Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Phil Kewin's opening address at ...

Quant manager seeks to unscramble cryptocurrency dictionary

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
A $160 billion global quantitative investment manager is supporting research that aims to determine whether cryptocurrency prices are predictable. Using natural language processing, the Oxford-Man Institute research is attempting to identify tradeable ...

AFA appoints general manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers appointed a new general manager for strategic alliances. David Plant will now be responsible for building mutually beneficial alliances across the spectrum of financial advice. He has worked in the industry for ...

Banks vow to end grandfathered commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
The banking industry wants to dismantle the legislative framework that allows financial advisers to receive grandfathered commissions and end fees for no service across the industry, ABA chief Anna Bligh said in Sydney this morning. To this end, the ...