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Countdown to FPA Congress

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
... into account the context in which the Congress is taking place, the focus of the event program is split evenly between technical expertise and soft skills. It's all about getting back to basics and encouraging planners to remember or re-evaluate their ...

New advice groups detrimental to consumers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
The co-founder of iPac Securities believes the issues that saw the big banks exit wealth management will pale in significance to future failures he expects will come as a result of "fringe" advice groups. Appearing at the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

New role for HESTA advice executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... enablement," Deakin said in an emailed response. "He's successfully led large and diverse teams, bringing a strong blend of technical capability and leadership experience. "Importantly, Justin's passion for putting members first and his considerable ...

Waiting periods cost 214% on premiums: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... higher if a member is defaulted into a shorter waiting period, research presented at the Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum shows. Presenting at the forum yesterday, Rainmaker head of superannuation research Jason Ross said if a member ...

Chief economist update: How low will Lowe go?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... Policy. The thing to note here is that the RBA's relatively optimistic projections come with a footnote - (a) the technical assumptions "include the cash rate moving in line with market pricing". Markets are currently pricing another rate cut by ...

Superannuation expert joins law firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... superannuation research and advice to the legal staff and clients of both the companies. Siu has worked in senior compliance, technical services and strategic product development roles with Colonial Financial Planning, BT Portfolio Services, Godfrey ...

Chief economist update: The A$ will answer the question of how much more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... lowered interest rate to flow through into economic activity. Then again, look at the fine print, footnote (a) - the technical assumptions "include the cash rate moving in line with market pricing". Markets are currently pricing another rate cut by February ...

Ethics code creates confusion around ESG

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... prefer to invest in an ethical or responsible manner. For Rae, who is a member of the Ethical Adviser's Co-op and the Technical Working Group for the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, that would mean business as usual - however, for other advisers ...

Chief economist update: Santa Claus is coming to town

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
... the Fed may have caught up with the curve with its three rate interest rate cuts over the past few months plus its "technical adjustment" (don't call it QE). In addition, the slump in global manufacturing activity appears to have bottomed and just ...

Platform hints at aggressive expansion

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
The first quarterly results under Xplore Wealth's new chief executive Michael Wright are out and he has hinted at an expansion plan for all of the firm's businesses, including adding more sub-plans to its superannuation offering. Xplore's ...