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IRESS advances surprise bid for OneVue

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... of software and services that brings advice and investments closer together, resulting in greater efficiency and productivity for professional advisers and businesses in Australia." Walsh said OneVue has scale in managed funds administration as the largest ...

Wage growth, not wage cuts

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020
... economic growth is entirely determined by supply rather than demand, and that supply is a function of the three Ps: productivity, population and workforce participation." With fluctuations in wage growth presumed to be cyclical, open to correction by ...

Retirement funder adds two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... roles as chief operating officer at Sportsbet, as well as RELX (formerly Reed Elsevier) and as an economist for the Productivity Commission. "I'm excited to work for a business that is solving a real problem for an important cohort of Australians ...

Australia only needs 15 super funds: Consultant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2020
... nowadays is associated with administration and fund operations, not raw dollars under management." Chhikara said the Productivity Commission's mooted best in show list is already in effect, noting much of the net member switching flows in the system ...

Merging super funds guaranteed tax relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... association "strongly supported" a super industry which is competitive and continuously improving, both in terms of productivity and efficiencies. Mergers, he said, were at the heart of improving both. Fahy welcomed the permanent tax relief, and said ...

Australia facing largest ever GDP fall

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... added government debt will not be paid through higher taxes in the future, but through economic growth created by "productivity enhancing reforms." "Our focus will be on practical solutions to the most significant challenges which will be front and centre ...

Now is the time to step up: FEW

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... there's been three broad themes emerge from the discussions had, and the first is around leading teams and ensuring productivity during COVID-19. "The problems we're seeing are not new problems, but the current environment is amplifying some of the challenges ...

ANZ profits halve, dividend deferred

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... conditions being experienced before the crisis hit," ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott said. "We maintained our focus on productivity and continued to target balance sheet growth in our preferred segments. Loan losses heading into March were at historically ...

Has COVID-19 solved the advice problem?

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... According to Dillon, the firm - which services 10,000 clients investing $1 million on average - has increased its productivity since adopting the new approach. So seamlessly has the transition been, that Shadforth is now mulling the possibility of launching ...

500 advisers exit during COVID-19

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... crisis for some financial advisers who have seen clients more engaged and new technology like video meetings boosting productivity.