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Beige Book report delivers known knowns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
Back in the day - in the 1990s - when I still had a full head of hair, we placed great importance to the Fed's Beige Book report for it was up there with major indicators like employment and inflation that spark major market movements. The US Federal ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
Four days and one month before this day, the British pound staged a sterling rally - it soared to pre-Brexit levels against the US dollar and the Japanese yen (and to a two-month high against the strengthening euro). That was on 14 September when the ...

Class chief flags AMP departure

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
At the group's annual general meeting, Class chief executive Kevin Bungard flagged AMP's plans to migrate off the Class Super platform. While no timeframe has been specified, Bungard said this was because of AMP's SuperConcepts business, which functions ...

ANZ splits OnePath businesses, revamps life insurance team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
ANZ will divest OnePath's pension and investments and four aligned dealer groups to IOOF Holdings for $975 million; and it announced several senior internal appointments in retaining its life insurance business. IOOF has agreed to take over ANZ Wealth ...

Westpac faces class action over life insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Westpac is facing a class action for allegedly charging higher life insurance premiums via its network of financial planners. Shine Lawyers filed the class action against the bank and its subsidiary, Westpac Life Insurance Services, on behalf of customers ...

Advisers must provide more than financial health checks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
Any financial adviser that isn't asking clients the same questions their doctor would is failing to act in the client's best interest. That is the opinion of Sydney advice firm Leading Advice managing director Katrina Haskew. She believes advisers must ...

Mindfulness coach recognised for excellence in advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
A financial adviser with a unique business model incorporating the practice of yoga took home the 2017 Female Excellence in Advice Award. Presented at the Association of Financial Advisers' National Adviser Conference on the Gold Coast last week, Wellthy ...

Job openings in America

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017
It lags the US non-farm payrolls report but the US JOLTS (job openings and labor turnover summary) a handy check on the state of the US labour market. The Bureau of Labor Statistics'(BLS) latest update showed little change in August from July: job openings ...

AFA and Map My Plan join forces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
The AFA has partnered with a robo-adviser to assist financial advisers reach clients they previously couldn't as well as demonstrate the benefits of robo-advice. Announced at the Association of Financial Advisers' 2017 National Adviser Conference on ...

Focusing on the bad to make it better

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2017
Financial advisers must shift their thinking on the least enjoyable aspects of what they do and instead consider their capacity for innovation. Speaking at the 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference today, Red Marker chief executive Matt Symons said industry ...