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Chief economist update: Missing the burning forests for the surplus tree

BENJAMIN ONG | TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020

... might not be novel - we've had out of control bushfires before - but it's definitely impactful in terms of scale and scope. If only the government of the day - Labor or the Coalition - had enough foresight. But as it turns out, all of Australia's ...

Government ignored ASIC over LIC carve-out

HARRISON WORLEY | MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020

... Treasury where it opposed the expansion of the carve-out. In its email, ASIC said broadening the exemption would expand the scope for conflicted advice and "corresponding consumer detriment". "It will also cause an undesirable market distortion by preventing ...

Rising tensions to weigh on markets: Moody's

ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020

... days. The credit implications of a military conflict, as we noted in 3 December research, would depend on its duration, scope and the severity of damage to critical infrastructure - factors that would remain highly uncertain for some time should an outright ...

FASEA responds to concerns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019

... they understand the cashflow implications. "The adviser is not expected to complete a holistic risk assessment for limited scope advice but would be expected to conduct sufficient information gathering to be satisfied the advice is in the client's best ...

ETF investing at record highs: Report

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019

... objectives - regardless of age, experience levels or wealth," he said. The report predicts that there remains plenty of scope for the industry to continue to power ahead, with over 135,000 investors planning to enter the ETF market within the next 12 ...

Paraplanners tackle compliance challenges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019

... goal compliant. Touching on the FASEA Code of Ethics, Docker explained Standard 6 could be read to mean that subject and scope are going to become more important and that should be reflected in an SOA. For example, paraplanners need to explain why certain ...

AIST finds issues with FASEA code

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019

... intra-fund advice. "As noted in RG 244, all advice is scaled to some extent - advice is either less or more comprehensive in scope along a continuous spectrum," Scheerlinck said. "The premise that all advice is scaled is in contrast to the code guidance ...

Managed funds fail to perform: Report

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019

... June. The Rainmaker Roundup Report found that only 10% of Australian equities large cap funds outperformed in 2018-19. "The scope of underperformance varied from extreme for property to slight for international fixed," the report said. "In the property ...

APRA begins super data transformation efforts

HARRISON WORLEY | FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019

... our MySuper data collection, but there are some areas that require enhancements; and we need to significantly upgrade the scope and granularity of our data on the choice sector," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said. However, Rowell added that the industry ...

ASIC calls out accountants

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019

... retirement savings. Our view is that it is appropriate that advice about whether to, or not to, set up an SMSF falls within the scope of the AFS licensing regime," ASIC said. The regulator said the former exemption meant that there was not a "level playing ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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