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Women in Super: A year of accomplishments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
... military (the US followed suit). Siddique received a standing ovation for her speech where she spoke about her own personal struggles, being a hostage survivor and being a defender of human's rights, particularly children's. She called on the ...

Secrets to selling revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
... Hoskin said. Businesses that are built to be sold have a more commercial foundation, she said, warning that if an adviser struggles to take holidays because they are so invested in their clients - realistically, it's going to be very difficult for them ...

Advisers struggle with untapped SMSF market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... (36%). Interestingly, the report found there is largely an untapped market for SMSF advice, as members indicated their struggles with different aspects of investment strategies - a gap which advisers can meet. Vanguard Australia head of intermediary ...

The case for tax deductible advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
... we have across the industry, we think we can win this battle. In turn, this will go some way to offsetting the recent struggles advisers have been going through." "We believe it has a good chance of getting over the line as it holds the unique position ...

Regional Australia Bank and Holiday Coast merge

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
... of the largest mergers in the customer owned banking sector in recent times. The sector continues consolidate as it struggles to attain the necessary scale to meet market conditions. Regional Australia Bank chair Graham Olrich said: "While the sector ...

Asset management business models need a rethink: panel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... moment," he said. "It's certainly not the panacea." Goffin's comments come as the wealth management industry at large struggles to find business cases strong enough to warrant the application of DLT and blockchain. According to senior executives at Bravura ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... someone is struggling," he said. Williams previously worked in corporate IT. Off the back of personal mental health struggles, he became a mental health professional. He has worked in hospitals, homeless shelters and schools before founding Mindstar. ...

Airlie backs financials but wary on banks

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... fund's investment selection process, Williams said a financial company such as AMP may look okay on face value but it struggles to pass the manager's business quality tests. "There will be periods where they will perform and when they get a new ...

Age pension application difficult: Report

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2018
... Centrelink. The report - produced by National Seniors Australia and commissioned by Retirement Essentials - reveals the struggles faced by older Australians in their dealings with Australia's social security organisaton. According to the report less ...

Industry fund pilots cancer wellness program

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JAN 2018
... treatment back into a normal routine. When medical support suddenly ceases, the person recovering from cancer often struggles to return to a normal life." He added many are left with fatigue, "chemo fog", deconditioning, and sometimes depression and ...