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Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Venture capitalists, among others, are investing heavily into financial robo advice models yet industry heads say many questions remain unanswered. At a recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) forum, Mercer Innovation Hub leader ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The ASX200 is on the right path to achieve 30% female boards, but women's presence in senior executive positions is still scarce, BlackRock's recently published gender diversity report said. "The aim of filling 30% of board positions with women is achievable ...

FPA proposes risk commission cap

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has released its life insurance blueprint paper discussing its aim to drive competitive, professional, and valuable service to Australian consumers. "Remuneration for insurance work should be compensated ...

Will nice numbers make RBA a bad guy?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
With numbers like these, who needs a rate cut? Indications of an improving labour market and strong - very strong - housing approvals are the latest domestic economic stats the men and women of the Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0700 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 29 points at 5,835. US stocks gained some ground following the first rise in US factory ...

Advice industry faces insurance quandary

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
The advice industry is divided over how to fund an insurance scheme to compensate clients who receive bad advice. A rise in professional indemnity premiums is only compounding the problem. Senators Nick Xenophon and Sam Dastyari proposed a statutory ...

CFS reveals retirement income strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Colonial First State (CFS) will make annuities available through its First Choice and First Wrap platforms later this year as part of a broader strategy to allow advisers to build retirement portfolios for clients. CFS general manager of retirement ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
The share market is back in positive territory as iron ore production news boosts the big miners and revived expectations of an interest rate cut help the banks. The miners are the strongest performers after Brazilian giant Vale suggested it might take ...

Wealthsure to cancel AFS licence

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Wealthsure Group will request for its Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence to be cancelled, following the acquisition by Sentry Group. Wealthsure (WPL) has already transferred some of its authorised representatives to Wealthsure Financial Services ...

May Day mayday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
I think someone forgot to tell the equity markets that it's not yet that month of the year when they're supposed to sell and go away. Look around and you won't like what you see because major equity markets around the world have been selling a few days ...