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Idle technology leaves super fund members behind

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... whitepaper shows many super funds aren't taking the "rapid march of technology seriously" and prefer to stick their heads in the sand like emus. "That can only end in misery - greater risk, fewer members, higher costs, reduced competitiveness and ...

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... mount plans to disrupt the banking oligopoly in Australia. Speaking at the SIBOS Conference held in Sydney this week, senior heads at the three challenger banks spoke about how changing customer needs, fintech and - for the local market - the Royal Commission ...

Chief economist update: Still the lucky country?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
... expectations for a 23,000 gain, the statistician's Labour Force report showed that the number of unemployed dropped by 37,200 heads in September (from August) taking the unemployment rate to 5.0% - less than market expectations for an unchanged reading ...

Perception is everything: Kewin

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... for school leavers," he said. Also addressing delegates, AFA vice president Michael Novak said advisers should hold their heads high for all they do for their clients. "The reassurance we offer and the support and dignity we offer cannot be underestimated... ...

Financial planning needs more women: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018
... Executive Women (FEW) to promote mentoring opportunities for women, to support them in their career progression. The event heads to Adelaide for the first time tomorrow (Tuesday), before moving to Sydney and Brisbane in October. FPA members can bring ...

Evans Dixon buys Fort Street Advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... Hunt has been appointed the executive chairman of corporate and institutional. Ben Keeble and Steve Hawkins will act as co-heads to corporate advisory. Paul Ryan has been appointed managing director for private capital, to develop Evans Dixon's principal ...

CBA research lead heads to Morningstar

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
Commonwealth Bank's executive manager of research has resigned to take up a role at Morningstar, the two companies confirmed. After 11 years in the role, Aman Ramrakha will now join Morningstar as director, manager research ratings APAC. He will ...

BetaShares wins insto allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... in the BetaShares Australia 200 ETF (ASX:A200) from about $40 million to about $154 million. BetaShares distribution co-heads Vinnie Wadhera and Peter Harper had been working on the investment since A200's launch on May 7. It invests in the ASX's ...

TAL acquires Suncorp Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... review, Suncorp will sell its life insurance business to TAL. TAL Dai-ichi Life and Suncorp have entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement that will see TAL acquire the business for $725 million. The agreement includes a 20-year strategic alliance ...

AMP wealth arm leaked $873 million in first half

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... question by a JP Morgan analyst. In the time, about 140 new planners joined AMP, bringing the net adviser departure to 130 heads. He said he expects the trend to continue as new education requirements came into effect in 2020. The executives expressed ...