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Retired Aussies make financial decisions alone

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
New research shows Australian retirees are not only making financial decisions without professional advice, but in many cases also without the input of their life partners. According to the latest research of global asset manager Franklin Templeton ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
A debate is raging about what the Financial Advice Standards and Ethics Authority's Code of Ethics means for ESG investing and advising clients on ethical investment options, with FASEA chief executive Stephen Glenfield looking to clarify the issue. ...

FPA Congress could be biggest yet

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
The 2019 Financial Planning Association of Australia Congress is on track to be the biggest yet, with numbers of delegates registered surpassing last year's. Dante De Gori, chief executive of the FPA, said registration numbers are tracking to beat the ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
"I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself what a wonderful world." - Louis Armstong It could only be because I got up on the right side of the bed this morning and/or the sun is shining after several ...

Global ETF industry hits record high

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
The global ETF industry hit a new record high in the third quarter with assets in US passive managed funds and index ETFs topping those in US active managed funds for the first time, according to BetaShares. Global ETF's finished the quarter with US$5.8 ...

Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
It won't be over till it's over. Yes Virginia, the uncertainty that is Brexit festers on, pushed further until Britons have cast their vote at (yet another) general election to be held on 12 December (December 13 in Australia) and from there ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A group of actuaries have answered the calls of retirees looking for a simpler way to determine how much money they should draw out of their savings in retirement, developing a new three-part rule of thumb. The Rule of Thumb Working Group has developed ...

US reaches $1bn settlement over 1MDB scam

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
The US Department of Justice has reached a settlement in its case against assets acquired by Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, and his family. Jho Low allegedly misappropriated funds from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad ...

ASIC calls out accountants

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission said it does not believe accountants provide "more compliant or better financial advice" than financial advisers. In its submission to the Review of the Tax Practitioners Board released by Treasury ...

Platform hints at aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
The first quarterly results under Xplore Wealth's new chief executive Michael Wright are out and he has hinted at an expansion plan for all of the firm's businesses, including adding more sub-plans to its superannuation offering. Xplore's ...