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Easton to acquire $1.7bn advice group

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
Listed wealth firm Easton Investments is in talks to acquire a financial planning network with $1.7 billion in funds under advice. GPS Wealth, established in 2012, operates 82 practices with 123 advisers and 182 accountants throughout Australia. According ...

ASIC clarifies IFA definitions, extends SoA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
ASIC has stated its position on the use of restricted terms relating to the independence of financial advisers. Following external legal advice, ASIC has clarified that phrases such as 'independently owned', 'non-aligned' and 'non-institutionally owned' ...

ANZ appoints for innovation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
The newly created role of general manager, digital transformation and performance at ANZ has been filled by a former eBay chief operating officer. Jennifer Scott will commence in the role with ANZ in August, charged with ensuring the commercial delivery ...

Expansions maintained despite dashed expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2017
Markit Economics' preliminary estimates show that while the purchasing managers' indices (PMI) for the US, the Eurozone and Japan all came in below market expectations, all remained in expansion. The IHS/Markit flash US composite output index slipped ...

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Houston, do we have a problem? Oil has. It's back in a bear market - with the price of both the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent dropping by more than 20% from this year's highs. WTI oil edged up a little to US$42.73/barrel overnight after dropping ...

Personal security concerns reach new high: Unisys

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Australian consumer concern about security issues including financial and internet risks is the highest it's been in the last decade according to the latest Unisys Security Index. The overall Unisys Security Index for Australia is 157 out of 300, up ...

Executive hires at SCOR Global Life

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
Reinsurance company SCOR Global Life Australia hired two executives to help grow its local operations. New chief underwriter, Debra Pitcher, will be responsible for the company's life underwriting strategy in Australia and New Zealand, focusing on developing ...

Location, location, location: the key to retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The Apple Isle is calling for those wanting to make the most of their retirement, according to the latest insight from Milliman. A study of more than 300,000 Australian retirees shows the cost of retirement varies widely depending on where you live ...

Insurer must refund $330k

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
Virginia Surety Company, a general insurer whose bundled add-on products included life insurance cover, has been subject to an ASIC investigation involving more than 500 customers. In a release issued by the regulator, Virginia Surety was said to have ...

Software provider upgrades ahead of super deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Accounting document software provider MyWorkpapers has released a raft of features ahead of the introduction of new superannuation regulation on 1 July. The cloud-based platform enhanced its SMSF 5.0 feature to meet the incoming legislative requirements ...