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Chief economist update: Japan's sun shines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Japan's economy grew 0.7% in the June quarter after contracting 0.2% in the March quarter. This is stronger than the Cabinet Office's preliminary estimate of 0.5% and is the fastest growth rate since the first quarter of last year (0.7%). This ...

ClearView breached anti-hawking law 300k times

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The sixth round of the financial services Royal Commission heard ClearView's direct life insurance business breached anti-hawking provisions up to 303,000 times. The figure has ballooned from the 278,664 originally reported to the Commission, according ...

BT Financial Group proposes advice restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
BT Financial Group is reviewing its business model for salaried financial advisers, with plans to discontinue the Virtual Advice offering - resulting in significant redundancies. BT Financial Advice has proposed the scrapping of its virtual advice initiative ...

New code should apply to all: ABA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) believes the new Banking Code of Practice standards should be adopted across the entire industry, including banks that are not ABA members. According to the association, the standards between credit unions, buildings ...

UK adviser competency to be re-evaluated

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Financial advisers in the UK are facing similar challenges to their Australian counterparts, with the Financial Conduct Authority introducing a new assessment aimed at raising standards and competence. The FCA has partnered with the Chartered Insurance ...

SMSFA questions three-year audits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
The SMSF Association has cast doubts over the proposed three-year audit cycle for some self-managed super funds, stating the change may "undermine" the integrity of the sector. SMSFA chief executive John Maroney said the shift to three-year audits would ...

Retail super funds reject MySuper delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
Several retail superannuation funds have rejected claims they fell below community standards and contravened the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act by delaying the transition of members into cheaper MySuper products. In response to recommendations ...

New tech for the new advice world

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
A new financial planning software solution that removes the need for paraplanners has been launched to the market. Advice Intelligence has launched a software platform that enables financial advisers and clients to co-create the advice journey, informed ...

ETF market growth a benefit for all

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
A network effect is underway in the Australian ETF market, and as growth continues, all investors are set to benefit. Presenting a snapshot of the Australian ETF industry at the Financial Standard Best Practice ETF Forum in Sydney today, Rainmaker head ...

Boutique manager to launch LIC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
A $2.3 billion boutique fund manager is set to launch a listed investment company based on an in-house strategy that has delivered 57.2% in compound annual returns in the last three years. Tribeca Investment Partners is aiming to raise up to $250 million ...