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Diversification trumping growth: Schroders

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017
Latest Schroders broker research suggests diversification is overtaking growth as the primary driver of asset allocation strategy. About 50 brokers were surveyed and suggested that establishing a "well-diversified portfolio that will rise in most, but ...

Financial services firms eye machine learning

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
Machine learning is transforming the way financial services operates, as a growing number of Australian firms are adopting it to make sense of big data and to improve productivity. According to Bloomberg, more than half (55%) of Australian financial ...

AMP rolling out enhanced goals-based advice business

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
AMP will roll out the next evolution of its dedicated goals-based financial advice business this month with an expected step change being the way clients converse about their advice experience. AMP Advice will use real-time modelling to demonstrate ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
Outgoing ASIC chair Greg Medcraft believes the big four banks will continue to sell wealth management arms because it's tough to restore the consumer trust repeatedly tarnished by these businesses. Speaking at a Sydney Financial Forum event yesterday ...

BEAR has 'teeth': Treasurer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
Bank executives and directors who breach their obligations under the Banking Executive Accountability Regime will face much tougher penalties and consequences, Treasurer Scott Morrison warns. Morrison told the Financial Services Council and BT Political ...

Super needs greater oversight from APRA: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
APRA should have greater powers to control and intervene in the superannuation industry, the latest spot poll results shows. More than half (58%) of respondents said APRA should have increased powers to improve board governance and risk management practices ...

BT Financial Group expands SMSF capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
BT Financial Group is enhancing its Panorama platform's SMSF solution through a partnership with a leading software provider. By partnering with BGL Corporate Solutions, accountants and advisers now have access to two way data feeds from BT Panorama ...

Transfer balance cap reforms could hurt grieving SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
The SMSF Association is urging self-managed superannuation fund members to seek financial advice as to how the transfer balance cap may impact their pension in the event of their spouse's death. SMSFA head of technical Peter Hogan said under the new ...

Mental health an underlying business problem: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
A mental health foundation that works with profit-to-member superannuation funds said about half of more than 5000 Australians believe workplace mental health and wellbeing is a problem in their business. SuperFriend released its annual Indicators of ...

AFA praises FASEA's 'sensible' first priority

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers believes the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority's decision to first clarify the education pathway for new advisers is an encouraging first step by the board. The move by FASEA has been welcomed by ...