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Industry fund partners with global asset manager

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
A $70 billion industry superannuation fund has partnered with a global asset manager to enhance its dynamic asset allocation capabilities. Sunsuper and PineBridge Investments have joined forces to ensure the super fund's 1.4 million members benefit ...

ASIC outlines Code of Ethics expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission has outlined what it expects of advice licensees in regards to enforcing the Code of Ethics, saying it will not monitor or enforce individual advisers' compliance. The regulator said under the Corporations ...

Chief economist update: Let's talk about debt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
Financial Standard had been calling for it, central banks have, and now it's the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In its latest bi-annual economic global economic report released this month, the OECD maintained its Australian ...

Westpac halts short-term bonuses, culls Litepay

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
The under-fire big bank will halt short term incentives for its executive team as it deals with the fallout from its alleged breaches of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing laws. Announcing the bank's three-point response plan ...

Life risk insurance not profitable: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Profitability in life risk insurance has dropped to the extent that the sector is now loss-making in aggregate, according to KPMG. The global consultant's analysis of the financial results of Australia's life insurers shows the sector made an ...

Chief economist update: Cloudy 2020 vision for OECD

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
Scratch that and lower it to 2.9%. In its 'Interim Economic Outlook' report published on September 19, the OECD lowered its world economic growth forecast from 3.6% in 2018 to 2.9% (down from 3.2% forecast in May 2019) this year and 3.0% (down ...

How personality tests add value in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Two financial advisers in Sydney say they are on to the next big thing - helping clients succeed through rigorous, double-blind, scientifically backed personality tests. Tristan Scifo and Harry Goldberg at Purpose Advisory offer Personality Typing Coaching ...

Continued calls for code compliance extension

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Following ASIC providing relief to licensees in regards to ensuring advisers are registered with a compliance scheme, the Financial Planning Association of Australia is calling for more to ensure compliance. Speaking to Financial Standard, FPA head ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
The proportion of financial advisers specialising in life insurance has more than halved in the last five years, according to Investment Trends research. In its 2019 Planner Risk Report released today, Investment Trends revealed just 15% of advisers ...

Flaws in Grattan SG research: Report

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Research published this morning by Jim Stanford from the Australia Institute says increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12% will not stifle future wage growth, and calls out assumptions used in Grattan's research on the subject. Stanford reviewed ...