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Morningstar partners to drive adviser ESG education

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... portfolios and their impact. It will include educational resources, workshops, forums, and thought leadership content to equip advisers with the knowledge they need to open a dialogue with clients on sustainable investment, and recommend appropriate ...

APRA sets new capital target for the big four

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2017
... financial intermediation for the Australian community." "Capital levels that are unquestionably strong will undoubtedly equip the Australian banking sector to better handle adversity in the future, and reduce the need for public sector support. However ...

Business conditions return to pre-GFC levels

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2017
"We continue to be pleasantly surprised by just how upbeat the business sector is, given the context of a fairly beleaguered household sector that has been weighed down by limited wages growth and record levels of debt." These are the printed words ...

Good oil, bad oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Houston, do we have a problem? Oil has. It's back in a bear market - with the price of both the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent dropping by more than 20% from this year's highs. WTI oil edged up a little to US$42.73/barrel overnight after dropping ...

Equip confirms merger, names CEO and directors

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
Industry super fund Equip confirmed its merger with the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund in a move which will double funds under management to $14 billion. Equip chair Andrew Fairley said since the earlier announcement that the funds were in merger ...

Confidence: the business/household divide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Yesterday's NAB Monthly Business Survey report confirmed that the first quarter slowdown in Australia's economic growth (to 1.7% from 2.4% in the December quarter) was anything but transitory. Although the business conditions index dipped by one point ...

Education key in combatting elder financial abuse

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Financial advice practices will be able to equip staff with greater knowledge and understanding around identifying and preventing elder financial abuse through a selection of new education and training materials. Protecting Seniors Wealth has launched ...

Just what the doctor ordered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
You've all heard, read and googled the news - the Australian dollar is taking a battering and is headed down, down. I first came across this when I read Michael Wilson's piece on Bloomberg, "The Australian Dollar's Outlook Darkens" (16 May). Back then ...

Zurich revamps life insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAY 2017
... business last October. This is the culmination of many months of working with advisers, determining how Zurich could best equip them to succeed in a rapidly changing marketplace, Brooks said. The offerings come in support of advisers' demand for affordability ...

CBA backs financial counselling

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... is committed to helping stamp out economic abuse in Australia, partnering with Financial Counselling Australia to better equip financial counsellors aiding those impacted by domestic and family violence. CBA has pledged $400,000 to fund training of financial ...