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New super fund combats account erosion for young Aussies

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
... weeks of 18 universities, with Maloney saying the interest generated was greater than expected - about 22,000 students registered interest in the new fund. Maloney added Student Super is not looking to disrupt the industry or provide "fancy" investment ...

Wearables driving life insurance engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... According to AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu, this is evident in the life insurer's latest statistics, which registered more than 107,000 online health assessments; 195,000 gym visits and 14 billion steps in the 12 months to November 2017 - thanks ...

Tax adviser registrations swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
The total number of registered tax (financial) advisers has returned to 19,000, despite 6000 failing to renew their registration by the end of 2015. According to the Tax Practitioners Board, about 13,000 of the 19,000 registered tax (financial) advisers ...

Chief economist update: Euro's uptrend is a downtrend risk

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2018
... survey shows that it's starting 2018 with a bigger bang. The final estimate of the IHS Markit Eurozone manufacturing PMI registered its 55th month of expansion in January. It slipped to a reading of 59.6 in January but from the record high of 60.6 reading ...

TAL enhances adviser learning hub

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
... their learning plans in one place, with a learning dashboard where they can track their progress," he said. The academy registered more than 6000 advisers undertaking 16,500 courses since 2015. The majority of courses are free, except masterclasses which ...

Offshore investment vehicles await passport arrival

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2018
... legislation for fintech regulatory sandbox is also underway to allow more businesses - including foreign companies registered in Australia - to test a wider range of new fintech products and services. Treasurer Scott Morrison released the draft legislation ...

Industry names team up for cryptocurrency fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... markets experience with the new, emerging asset class of blockchain-based technologies, according to Hatfield. Based and registered in the Cayman Islands, the actively traded cryptocurrency and initial coin offering fund is aiming to raise $50 million ...

Synchron adds to adviser network

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... and are excited about the future for our staff and clients." According to Rainmaker's Advantage report, the number of registered financial advisers increased by 13% in the 12 months to June, with institutionally-owned practices capturing 64% of the market. ...

Financial services industry welcomes 'Yes' result

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
... AustralianSuper and HESTA, banking institutions CBA and Westpac, and investment managers BT Financial Group and State Street - registered their support marriage equality via signing an open letter which supported "diversity in the workforce" and argued ...

Aussie regtech readies firms for MiFID II

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... financial services firms address compliance in time for the looming MiFID II deadline. APIR Systems will be the LSE's registered agent in Australia and South East Asia to support the issuance and maintenance of legal entity identifiers (LEI), which of ...