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Data to improve TPD outcomes: ASIC

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
The corporate regulator is urging TPDinsurance providers to act on gaps in their processes by improving data capabilities after previously flagging concerns including declining claim rates, withdrawn claims and poor claims-processing times. ASIC's Report ...

Pandemic hasn't killed retail: Airlie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
Despite doomsayers predictions, COVID-19 has not killed off the big Australian high street names in retail - actually, it may have benefited them. Airlie Funds Management portfolio manager and head of research Emma Fisher told Financial Standard that ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
At its July 6 meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate unchanged at 0.1% and retained the April 2024 bond as "the bond for the yield target" - against speculation that it would roll this over to the November 2024 bond. At the ...

Significant drop in charitable giving

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
According to the inaugural JBWere NAB Charitable Giving Index, Australians are giving less - possibly due to the pandemic. The dramatic fall in giving led to an overall decrease in donations by 16% in the six months to December 2020, taking giving back ...

Adviser platform satisfaction slips

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2021
The level of satisfaction financial advisers have with their main platform has dropped as the pandemic puts pressure on platform providers to increase capabilities, new research shows. Investment Trends' latest Adviser Technology Needs Report showed ...

Superannuation complaints down 31%: AFCA

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Member complaints about superannuation to AFCA fell 31% in the year ending 30 June 2021, after a spike in FY20 stemming from the early release of superannuation allowed during the pandemic. AFCA did not provide a breakdown of complaint types for superannuation ...

UHNWs drive record luxury real estate demand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
According to research from Knight Frank, it's never been a better time to be a property developer or real estate agent catering to the needs of the super-rich. Demand for prime residential properties in Australia is at an all-time high, and Knight Frank ...

Chief economist update: Chinese activity indicators disappoint but growth target intact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
Disappointing. This is the one word that describes the latest batch of activity indicators out of China. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released retail sales, industrial production and fixed asset investment that were still stronger than usual ...

Plenary hires team of seven from AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Plenary has bolstered its funds management business, nabbing seven professionals who all worked on one AMP Capital fund. Plenary had already announced that Julie-Anne Mizzi, who had spent 17 years at AMP Capital and led its $1.24 billion Community Infrastructure ...

MAX Award winners crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
Now in their 26 th year, the Financial Standard MAX Awards for 2021 were presented at an event at Luna Park, Sydney last night, recognising the exceptional efforts of marketing, advertising and distribution teams in financial services. Close to 300 ...