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Licensee awards tech mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021
... The solution is speeding up file notes and Statement of Advice generation and eliminates the need for a paper-based fact finder, the dealer group's managing director Sam El Shammaa said. In eliminating the 60-page fact finder, El Shammaa said digitising ...

Super top ups increase: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021
... month, it marks a growing number of members who are thinking more about their retirement balances, a new survey found. Finder's March 2021 survey of 1015 consumers (717 of them were superannuation members), also found that only 14% of members make extra ...

ASIC bans adviser over dodgy super consolidation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2021
... to read the terms and conditions prior to agreeing. Australian Dealer Group operated a website called "Australian Super Finder", through which consumers could request a search for lost super. ASIC, in collaboration with the ATO and the ACCC, previously ...

Aged care RC unveils 148 recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2021
Every aspect of the aged care system is plagued by complexity and systemic problems that puts the most vulnerable at risk, the landmark inquiry found in its in final report. The final report of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety ...

Deutsche Bank fined for alleged bribery

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined the bank for falsifying payment documentation in relation to third-party intermediaries. Deutsche Bank has agreed to pay more than US$120 million for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices ...

Land tax favourable over stamp duty: Survey

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
An annual land tax is a preferable replacement for stamp duty, according to a survey by Finder. Of the 40 experts and economists surveyed by Finder found nine in 10 were in favour of the proposed ditching of stamp duty. In November, the NSW state government ...

RBA cuts rate to new historic low

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... maturities of around five to 10 years over the next six months. Despite many economists predicting the move, insights manager at Finder Graham Cooke said the rate cut was far from a certainty. "For the first time since 2011, the RBA has declared a Cup ...

The rate that stops the nation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2020
... many economists are betting on a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia's board today to a new historical low of 0.10%. Finder's RBA cash rate survey found 67% of economists believe the central bank will cut rates today as it continues to fight the ...

RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
Finder's RBA Cash Rate Survey found 90% of economists believe there will be a rate cut in 2020, with 15% expecting the cut to come tomorrow. Graham Cooke, insights manager at Finder, said 20 economists specifically called out the threat of the coronavirus. ...

FPA launches new CPD platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... will allow members to track their CPD on the FPA Learn online education platform. My CPD allows members access to the CPD finder and tracker functions that give access to up to 4,000 hours of CPD from over 100 suppliers in one place. The CPD hours are ...