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Australia's wealth gap deepens: Oxfam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
Australian billionaires amassed a $115.4 billion fortune in FY17, representing a 140% jump since the Global Financial Crisis, according to an Oxfam analysis. The Oxfam Growing Gulf Between Work and Wealth paper found Australia's richest 1% had more ...

Safeguard wills with specialist advice: Lawyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... legally valid. But you can make the process of having one professionally drafted very efficient if you think through a few basic steps before your consultation with your estate planner or lawyer." It's often the case that people who don't get specialist ...

AustralianSuper embraces goals-based advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... actually are," Blackmore said. In a related blog post, Blackmore said the switch "will take AustralianSuper's offering from a basic reactive proposition to one that will proactively help, educate and guide members to achieve comfort, confidence and adequacy ...

Majority ready for MiFID II: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A majority of Australian financial services firms said they were confidently ready for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID) reforms that took effect on January 3, according to Financial Standard's weekly spot poll. More than half ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
... several new conversations for advisers and fund managers. That managed accounts are here to stay and will inevitably become basic offerings in the near term were salient themes that emerged from this year's Best Practice Forum on Managed Accounts. More ...

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... which urges trustees to ensure younger members have an appropriate level of cover - some might be dialing it right down to a basic level that matches their level of debt for instance, she said. "We've worked hard as an industry to raise awareness of ...

Powell power

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2017
There wasn't really anything earth-shattering in US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress overnight where she discussed 'The Current Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy'. Growth is gaining ...

Fintech is not a threat: FPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2017
... example, client engagement fintech Astute Wheel creates synergies by gathering information about clients and explaining basic financial concepts using more than 30 educational tools. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori, urged financial planners to start ...

PIMCO launches adviser education tool

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 NOV 2017
PIMCO has launched a new education platform to provide online resources for advisers about fixed income and global markets. The new PIMCO Market Intelligence platform includes a six-part CPD-accredited course along with case studies, video tutorials ...

GPS robo-adviser launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... industries. "What's more, they allow us to produce quality advice on demand and bring the cost down to nothing," he said. The basic option provides free budgeting analysis, tax, investment and super recommendation, and life insurance review. The full ...