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Female SMSF investors more focused on securing retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Female investors are increasingly using self-managed superannuation funds to build wealth, with women aged between 35 and 50 displaying different share trading habits to men. According to the latest CommSec SMSF Trading Trends Report, a comparison of ...

Adviser education renews ethics focus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
Financial advisers will see a raft of new courses around ethics and integrity as these issues come to the fore ahead of the code of ethics to be introduced from the industry's new regulatory body. Ramping up efforts in ethics education is a bold move ...

KPMG appoints new wealth management head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
A promotion has opened the door to a new head of wealth management at KPMG Australia. Previously head of the firm's superannuation practice, Paul Howes will assume responsibility for the consultancy's entire range of asset management and investment ...

FPA Congress will highlight value of relationships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
Three of Australia's most influential couples will share their stories with planners at the Financial Planning Association of Australia's 2017 Professional Congress, encouraging them to reassess the ways in which they establish and develop meaningful ...

Future Fund expected to grow to $200bn

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
The Future Fund expects to grow to more than $200 billion over the next decade, enough to cover all unfunded superannuation liabilities of the Commonwealth though the whole of this century. Results for 2016-17 released this morning show the $133 billion ...

Pre-retirees risk significant shortfalls: MLC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
An alarming number of pre-retirees are at risk of falling short of what is required for a 'comfortable retirement', according to research from MLC. More than half of those aged between 50 and 70 are on course to fall beneath the ASFA standard ($545,000 ...

Iceberg MDAs driving managed account FUM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
The amount of money pouring into managed discretionary accounts has seen the total funds under management in managed accounts rise 22.5% in just six months. According to the FUM Census from the Institute of Managed Account Professionals, as at 30 June ...

Spring FG to join dealer group ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Spring Financial Group will launch a full suite of dealer group services with a specialist superannuation and retirement planning firm among the first of its representatives. The ASX-listed advice group will begin offering dealer group services to financial ...

Digital advice embraced by all ages: Decimal

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
Superannuation fund member engagement via Decimal's digital financial advice software increased 37% in the past year, latest quarterly statistics show. Decimal's digital insights report for the June quarter shows 2366 members in its superannuation client ...

Executives have 90 days to make impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
Newly appointed executives have only 90 days to make a valuable impact and set themselves up for success as leaders, says a finance expert. For those stepping into a new leadership positions, it is critical to think about "how you'll behave differently ...