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How advice can conquer stigma

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
Hostplus' head of advice and financial planning believes providing modules of the comprehensive financial advice model might help to reduce stigmas which stop people from getting help with their finances. Appearing as part of an online panel discussing ...

COVID-19 recovery plans must heed climate science

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... network is asking the federal government to incorporate tougher action on carbon emissions as a part of its COVID-19 recovery plan. It also wants the government to support businesses to reach net zero emissions target before 2050. "There is a risk that ...

Client drags advice firm, advisers to court

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... firm's licensee on its website, however the ASIC Financial Adviser Register shows Robert Patterson as a representative of Life Plan FP. Giam claims the duo won her trust by posing as her friends, pretending to involve her in the business (including ...

Australia approaches fiscal cliff: UBS

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
Government stimulus packages and lender deferrals may have softened the economic blow of the COVID-19 pandemic but with end dates in sight, UBS has warned of an impending fiscal cliff. With JobKeeper and Jobseeker packages as well as debt deferrals ...

Platform to shine light on structured products

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
An investment platform is promising to shine light on the opaque structured product market, helping advisers and their clients understand more about the traditionally exclusive offerings. Local fintech Stropro has launched a new reporting solution designed ...

Powerwrap inks strategic partnership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
Powerwrap is now the global administration partner of a New York based alternative investments platform provider. The Australian platform provider has inked a deal to be administration partner of Qualis Capital. The firm is new on the scene, and plans ...

Willis Towers Watson ushers in the future of work

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
The global advisory and brokerage firm has announced the launch of an artificial intelligence driven software that will help companies rethink and redesign their workforce amid the current uncertain environment. Based upon the firm's 'reinventing jobs' ...

ASX-listed brokerage appoints managing director

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
An ASX-listed share trading platform has appointed a managing director. Robert Edgley has been appointed as the managing director of SelfWealth, after serving as a non-executive director and acting chief executive since November 26 last year. Edgley ...

Chief economist update: Easing restrictions narrow oil demand-supply equation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2020
It's only been just about a month since oil producers were practically paying buyers to come and take their stocks off them. This was on April 20, one day before the WTI oil futures contracts for May delivery dropped to minus US$36.98 per barrel. ...

FASEA blame game on in earnest

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
Both the government and the opposition have been happy to blame one another for the Parliament's failure to pass the FASEA extension bill this week. Was the parliament's failure to pass the FASEA extension a cheap political stunt by the opposition ...