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Chief economist update: Three cheers for Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2019
... Minister Boris Johnson, thumping victory at the December 12 general elections. The Conservatives won 365 seats -- majority of 80 seats, the largest since the 1987 polls - in the country's 650-seat House of Commons. This gives the prime minister a ...

Practice profitability at risk: MLC Life

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
... well. In their case, it would seem that the combination of fee and renewal commission goes some way to cover cost. The majority of advisers who just rely solely on renewal commission most likely do not cover cost," the research reads. "More precise analysis ...

Chief economist update: Has the Fed conquered the yield curve?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... rate HIKE next year. Financial markets appear to agree and this is consistent with the CME FedWatch Tool that shows majority of market participants expect no change in US interest rates in 2020. The US has come a long way baby... from US recession worries ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... license conditions imposed by APRA in December 2018. APRA said noteworthy steps taken by IOOF include appointing a majority of independent directors to its RSE licensee boards, moving to legally separate its duel regulated entities and implementing a ...

MySuper heat map lauds industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Industry super funds fared best in APRA's first MySuper heat map, forming the majority of products given the all clear by the regulator. APRA's MySuper heat map, released this morning, demonstrates the lead large industry super funds have over ...

CFS culls grandfathered commissions, slashes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... announced today. Next up in CFS's grandfathering phase out will be the FirstChoice and FirstWrap products, where majority of it are investor assets are. The company has committed to end all trail commissions by mid-2020, as previously reported by ...

Ethical super fund shutters themed options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
An ethical superannuation fund founded in 2013 has terminated the majority of its impact-based investment options following a review. Good Super, which was founded by Sargon's Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza as a social impact superannuation fund ...

Boomers show healthy ESG appetite

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
... to deliver a positive social or environmental impact alongside financial returns." The research also found that the majority of respondents (59%) agreed they would pay closer attention to their superannuation accounts if their provider reported on the ...

How personality tests add value in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... clients and helps clarify what a client's goals really are - knock yourself out," she said. Scifo explained the majority of clients who sign up to the video-personality typing have already had a first meeting at Purpose Advisory and have signed up ...

Default insurance likely to go: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... the government to address that. In our own case we researched young people and found most of them, the overwhelming majority of them, did not want insurance. So we changed the default arrangements." Silk, Mercer head of industry and public sector super ...