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Adviser, Practice of the Year finalists named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... Phil Kewin described the awards as the most demanding and rigorous advice awards reflecting the exacting demands of the modern consumer and what should be expected of a financial adviser or practice. He acknowledged all the finalists for investing in ...

More clarity needed in key person risk management: Report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... never been so dependent on effective management of its people, with disruptors like artificial intelligence reshaping the modern business environment. The paper aims to highlight the gap in knowledge of long-term investors and provide companies with ...

SuperStream ushers in digital era

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017
... security and efficiency savings for fund members," ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran said. "SuperStream now provides a modern platform for further efficiencies in the superannuation industry and the sharing of services from the ATO. "There are ...

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
A Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce is being established to crackdown on employers which fail to meet SG obligations and potentially short-change employees from their super. Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O'Dwyer, said the ...

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
Quantifeed launched a model portfolio for investors looking to capitalise on "the biggest macro-economic story of the century." A 21st century replication of the famed Silk Road, the China-led Belt and Road Initiative will involve the construction of ...

Complex operations leaving life customers confused

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... products written 20 years ago in particular is difficult, Clark said, adding the company would like to get more customers on modern, contemporary products but "we [simply] can't do that." TAL most recently announced it backdated the new common definitions ...

Blended models are the future of advice: HUB24

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
... advisers around their use of technology form the basis of the analysis, with HUB24 managing director Andrew Alcock saying modern tools are playing a critical support role in practices and driving business efficiencies. "At HUB24, we understand that advisers ...

ACSI urges investor action on slavery, warns of financial risks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... investors, and will place greater accountability on companies to act. Giving evidence at the Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia, ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said: "Slavery has a devastating impact on the lives of those ...

The challenges of modern estate planning

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
Ageing populations giving rise to an increasing number of blended families will drive up complexity in estate planning, according to Bartier Perry Lawyers executive lawyer Chris Tsovolos. Speaking at the inaugural Financial Standard Best Practice Forum ...

Bravura inks deal with $4.7bn insurer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
... products that Sonata is able to administer in the UK life and pensions market which, combined with its integrated workflow and modern technology, puts it at the forefront of the system consolidation we are starting to see across this market," Klim said. ...