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Kokoda revisited: The AFA journey

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... welcome any encouragement and support from you," the Foundation said. Funds raised will go to Legacy, Make a Wish, MS Research Australia and Parkinsons QLD - charities which are also supported at the AFA 2017 National Adviser Conference. AFA members ...

FS Live Blog: 2017 AFA National Adviser Conference

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... national conference to go towards the association's long-standing charity partners, including Make A Wish Foundation, MS Research and Legacy, among others. 5.55pm - Zelda La Grange, author of 'Good Morning, Mr. Mandela' shared what she learnt from Nelson ...

Research house and advice group partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... partnership will now see one of Australia's largest non-institutionally owned financial advice groups receive investment research and consulting services from Lonsec Research. Lonsec's iRate platform will be rolled out to advisers licensed by Synchron ...

India's upside risks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
Perhaps the Reserve Bank of India was just following its former colonial master. For similar to the Bank of England (BOE) - it cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 0.25% in August 2016 to head off the potential negative fall-out from Brexit win ...

SMSFs narrow performance gap: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
SMSFs underperformed default MySuper options by a narrow margin in the 12 months to August, the latest Rainmaker SuperGuard 360 report shows. The SG360 SMSF reference index, which measures the post-fee investment return of SMSF trustees, delivered slightly ...

No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
It was the surprise that wasn't. US non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000 in September and it followed an upwardly revised 169,000 gain (from +156,000) in the previous month. Sure the extent of the fall was less than market consensus for a 100,000 addition ...

Asset managers tested, remain optimistic: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... parallel to AUM growth, majority of asset managers remain undeterred about the radical changes sweeping the industry, latest research shows. About 78% of global asset managers canvassed in State Street's Growth Readiness Study said they are optimistic ...

Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
... financial adviser," AFA general manager, member services, partnerships and campus, Nick Hakes said. According to the AFA, the research shows a consensus that advisers recognise the need to understand behavioural patterns to effectively motivate clients ...

Industry researcher praises Fidelity fee overhaul

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
A leading global financial services industry researcher endorsed the new fee model launched by Fidelity International, saying it was an effective response to excessive focus on simply reducing headline fees. As reported in Financial Standard earlier ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Forget about the ANZ and NAB's call for the RBA to remove at least the "emergency accommodation" that brought the official cash rate to a record low of 1.5%. If the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues ...