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Product provider makes big FASEA promise

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... even a preference to use an in-house practice or dealer group product, could be viewed as an inducement to act in a way that isn't in the client's best interest," Lonsec said. Haynes said Lonsec is offering to solve this problem by acquiring the investment ...

Super fund reveals ASX 100 equality laggards

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2020
After admitting its own gender pay gap has grown in the last 12 months, Future Super has ranked the S&P/ASX 100 from best to worst when it comes to gender equality in the workplace. The Gender Equality Report also recommended changes the Aussie businesses ...

SG increase means lower wages: Grattan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... superannuation guarantee to 12%. "This trade-off between more superannuation in retirement but lower living standards while working isn't worth it for most Australians," Coates said. "This new empirical analysis reinforces that the planned increase in ...

Advisers still unclear on referral rules

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2020
... FASEA standards will be interpreted. "So - until FASEA are clearer - or until we have a code monitoring body - there actually isn't an answer, and only more pain, confusion and uncertainty," Marshan said. Association of Financial Advisers general manager ...

Technology to transform coming decades

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... cannot prepare through analysis and planning alone, there needs to be testing and experimentation to determine what is and isn't feasible," he said. Mabbott said digital currencies and blockchain technologies represent the most transformative opportunity ...

What people really think about life commissions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... Relationship Report looked at what clients want from financial advice and life insurance. The research found that "commission" isn't necessarily a dirty word to clients - but they want flexibility in how they pay. Eight in 10 consumers with life insurance ...

Analysts remain wary as ASX breaks 7000

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
The S&P/ASX 200 Index has broken the 7000 mark following news of Trump and China finally signing a trade deal, but analysts remain wary of the new record high. The Index gained 47 points on Thursday to finish at 7041.8, setting a new record high for ...

Bank of Mum and Dad forking out serious dosh

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
More young Aussies are turning to their parents, the appropriately dubbed 'Bank of Mum and Dad', to help secure equity for a first home deposit, and financial advisers are split on the growing trend. For some, the lucky few, the money for the ...

RBA crushes hopes of Libra launch

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia will not allow tech giant Facebook to launch its cryptocurrency Libra in Australia until all risks and regulatory requirements have been mitigated. And even if these regulatory requirements were met there wouldn't be ...

Chief economist update: The rise and fall of oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
Crude oil prices rose in the early months of the New Year on the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran after an American drone strike in Iraq on January 3 that killed Qassem Soleimani -- the head of Iran's elite Quds military force. The ...