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Super changes spark engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Federal Government's rollout of the biggest changes to superannuation in more than a decade is seeing financial advisers and investors pay increased attention to portfolio management. At the investor end of the spectrum, Colonial First State is ...

Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Concern about the national economy is driving a lack of confidence in Australians' ability to achieve greater financial outcomes in 2017. According to new research commissioned by St. George, about 70% of Australians are worried about their finances ...

Mercer undergoes global restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Mercer has finalised the global restructure communicated internally to staff in December. The goal of the restructure was to reorganise Mercer's global business under three lines: health, wealth and career. A Mercer spokesperson said the new structure ...

NAB admits data bungle

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
In a demonstration of the significant impact human errors can have on data security, NAB admitted to incorrectly forwarding the personal details of 60,000 customers to the owner of various adult websites. First revealed by the bank last month, customers ...

US at full employment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
The Labor Market Conditions Index (LMCI) -- derived from 19 labour market indicators covering "covering the broad categories of unemployment and underemployment, employment, workweeks, wages, vacancies, hiring, layoffs, quits, and surveys of consumers ...

Australia construction activity eases contraction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
Construction activity in Australia remains in contraction, but the rate of contraction is easing. This is the indication from the Australian Industry Group's (AiG)/Housing Industry Group (HIA) Performance of Construction Index. The index climbed to ...

Hunter Hall rejects non-compliance claims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2017
Hunter Hall says recent major announcements to the ASX were handled appropriately, responding to suggestions of misconduct raised by Fairfax Media. Reports from Fairfax allege outgoing chief investment officer Peter Hall revealed an intention to sell ...

Aussie advice firm sold to US risk manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 JAN 2017
Brisbane-based wealth management consultancy Complete Financial Balance is being acquired by the Australian arm of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The transaction marks a continued Australian expansion for the US-owned AJG. The firm acquired Perth-based workplace ...

Defining DB for advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2017
Defined benefits are an increasingly hot topic for financial advisers, with clarification around non-account based pensions leading queries to the BT Advice Technical team. According to BT's technical consultant Tim Howard, the team saw a growing interest ...

Hunter Hall ethical mantle in doubt as CIO resigns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
The majority shareholder in one of Australia's largest coal companies has taken stewardship of Hunter Hall's ethical Global Value fund following the resignation of Hunter Hall's chief investment officer. Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company (WHSP) ...