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SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
The Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) said it will work with the federal government to ensure SMSFs can take advantage of future retirement income developments. Yesterday the government said it will support the Financial ...

REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... Deborah Potts, who will report to general manager strategic relations Ashley Boland, and will lead the provision and development of REST's advice services - aiming to achieve greater uptake of financial advice among members. Potts has been working as ...

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set up an internal robo-advice taskforce that will monitor developments in digital advice. The taskforce will focus on studying how robo-advice providers comply with the best interests ...

Qantas Super appoints new CEO from NAB

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
... cloud-based advice firm BigFuture, and was also general manager, asset management at MLC. At NAB, he participated in the development of nabtrade, MLC Wrap and the MLC MasterKey Investment Protection product. "We received significant interest in this ...

A December lift if...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2015
"At this point, I see the U.S. economy as performing well." "Domestic spending has been growing at a solid pace." "If we were to move, say in December, it would be based on an expectation, which I believe is justified, that -- with an improving labor ...

Finsia partners with Hong Kong institute

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... Australasian financial services professionals in Hong Kong have helped establish a partnership between two industry development groups. The Financial Services Institute of Australia (Finsia) and the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI ...

Mercer creates new role for innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... lines of business - talent, investments, retirement and financial services - and brings together innovation, product development and product management capabilities from across the firm. Graeme Mather, who currently leads the investments consulting team ...

December lift-off, yeah, sure

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
"and I swear (I swear) by the moon and the stars..." Whoops, sorry folks, I got carried away with "All 4 One's" tune. What I meant to type is, I swear this has happened once before. You know, the time when Wall Street "rejoiced" at the more likely than ...

International actuaries have consensus on retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Institute was ready to assist the government and the Productivity Commission on further significant reforms such as development of the Comprehensive Income Product for Retirement (CIPR). "The introduction of these intelligent default products will provide ...

The social benefits of advice

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... is the true value of the profession," he said. He compared the evolution of the financial advice profession to the development of the automobile, citing Henry Ford's quote about how drivers could have any colour car they wanted "as long as it's black." ...