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Research house and advice group partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
A new 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 ...

XPLAN expands adviser training offer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
Industry software provider IRESS recently enhanced its training offer to include CPD point accreditation and introduced a program of structured learning pathways. The changes to XPLAN education and training took effect this week, and include a program ...

Millennial super fund creates advisory board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... 0.65% fee and is aimed at reducing Australian equities exposure relative to other super funds. The fund's fee cuts follow Equip Super, which also has a substantial tech allocation, doing the same this week. "Australian equities only make up 3% of the ...

Pensioners to pay less at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... to be one of the market's lowest cost providers to deliver ongoing value for customers, she added. This follows on from Equip cutting administration fees and dropping buy-sell spreads on investment transactions following its merger with the Rio Tinto ...

Merger leads to fee cuts at Equip Super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
Equip said its merger in July this year has enabled the $14 billion super fund to cut administration fees and drop buy-sell spreads on investment transactions. The merger with the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund, Equip continued, has provided sufficient ...

Investec to take on Aussie ABL sector

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
The Investec Group will enter the local asset-based lending (ABL) market, complementing its products already offered in Australia. Investec Australia's Corporate and Acquisition Finance (CAF) division will focus on sponsored and non-sponsored event ...

Stressed Aussies increasingly tempted to access advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2017
More Australians are seeking financial advice as they become increasingly less financially resilient, with latest research showing about 69% of adults experienced significant levels of financial stress last year. This is a key finding from research ...

TAL equips advisers with cancer education

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... launch of an education course. TAL's continuous education arm, Risk Academy, will run the on-demand webinar course aiming to equip advisers with the tools to discern the staging, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of cancer. The medical terminology used ...

Divergent business confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
The latest National Australia Bank Business (NAB) Survey shows while business conditions remain robust - rising from a reading of 14 in July to 15 in August (the highest level since January 2008) - confidence among businesses deteriorated significantly ...

FPA supports children's financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... and interest to tax, real estate and insurance. FPA chief executive Dante De Gori said the partnership with Banqer will equip young people with the skills they need to make smart and informed financial choices as adults in an easy and enjoyable way. ...