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Practice valuations avoid COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Financial advisers looking to sell their business in the midst of COVID-19 would be wise not to accept discounted offers, with experts saying the pandemic has barely touched the market. Speaking with Financial Standard, Radar Results founder John Birt ...

Investors pile into companies on life support

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
News that the Australian economy may be opening sooner than previously thought saw the S&P/ASX 200 surge on Monday, with investors buying into heavily sold-off sectors. Today, markets have dropped on fears of a second wave, with news of fresh cases ...

Chief economist update: Honey, COVID-19 got me sacked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
The numbers are in, and the US Economic Policy Institute's (EPI) estimate of unemployment claims, if not right on the dot, was way inside the ballpark. EPI estimated 3.4 million workers filed for unemployment in the week ended March 21, that it ...

SMSFs interrupted in 2019: SuperConcepts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
In providing a technical update, SuperConcepts general manager of technical services Peter Burgess has said many of the reforms set to impact SMSFs proposed last year are still yet to eventuate. Speaking at the 2020 SMSF Association conference, Burgess ...

Insto investors confused by environmental equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
Impax Asset Management executive believes its offering has suffered in Australia due to a lack of understanding around which asset class environmental equities fit into. Speaking to Financial Standard, managing director of listed equities for Impax ...

The AUD is key

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
I painted a picture of the latest domestic surveys and stats last week arguing that the RBA would need to cut interest rates some more to try and reverse the trend deterioration in the domestic economy. In it I briefly touched on the Australian dollar ...

No extension to FASEA deadline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2019
Assistant Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Financial Technology Jane Hume has failed to announce an expected extension to the FASEA deadline but has assured the industry the government is not looking to force experienced financial ...

TPB welcomes independent review

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) welcomed the release of a discussion paper in the review of the TPB and the Tax Agent Services Act 2009. The new discussion paper outlines the views of Keith James, who is heading up the independent review into the ...

Financial services boom rolls on

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
The financial services industry continues to be the largest contributor to economic growth and pays employees above-average wages, according to a new report. Data compiled by the Financial Services Council in its 2019 State of the Industry report shows ...

AFA explains stance on grandfathered commissions

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has shed further light on its opposition to end grandfathered commissions, outlining considerations the financial services Royal Commission did not address in public hearings. Speaking to Financial Standard on Thursday ...