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Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... home buyers with increased household debt or locked out of the market. "Policy makers can target supply and demand in our major cities by reigning in investor tax concessions and boosting housing stock," he said.

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... a middle ground. Speaking to Financial Standard ahead of the merger with Aberdeen Asset Management - which will create a major active management entity worth more than $1 trillion in assets - Stern said "the whole concept of scale" will become an increasingly ...

Managed accounts forum unveils new format, adviser focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... Group, HUB24, Macquarie, managedaccounts.com.au, Mason Stevens, Netwealth, and Praemium among the presenters, exhibitors and major partners. Managed accounts experts Watershed and Beulah Capital are also among the presenters. The Financial Standard Best ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... turned out to be very favourable - with low interest rates, strong labour markets, and economic growth picking up in most major economies. The best performing assets in our portfolio were international shares." He also said that "assets are now generally ...

Magellan scores major consumer partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Magellan is set to dramatically boost its retail footprint with a new sponsorship agreement. The three-year partnership with Cricket Australia will see Magellan sign on as the naming rights sponsor for the Australian domestic Test series, commencing ...

FinaMetrica merges with global software provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... will see all PlanPlus and FinaMetrica employees continue on with the new entity, with Sydney now representing the fifth major city in which PlanPlus has an office.

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... points of which are: UK household record sharpest downturn in household finances since July 2014; Appetite for spending on major purchases drops at steepest pace since December 2013; Job security declines again in July, while pay growth remains only ...

CBA blames reporting failure on software error

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank says its failure to notify AUSTRAC of more than 53,000 large cash deposits in its intelligent deposit machines was caused by a software error which was not discovered for more than two years. In a public statement CBA outlined ...

Nikko AM to disrupt with acquisition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
Nikko Asset Management acquired a minority share in a New York-based specialist investment house with ambitions to develop more innovative investment solutions. As a stakeholder in ARK Investment Management, Nikko AM has obtained exclusivity to provide ...

Advice too pricey for poor Australians

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
About 75% of Australians have not engaged a financial adviser in the last five years, with many believing it's too expensive and they don't earn enough to justify doing so. The majority of Australians who did visit a financial adviser in the last five ...