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Digital advice to jumpstart $5.6 trillion land grab

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... digital advice concept has the greatest impact on customer retention among those who would use the concept (86%). While the scope of the study is limited to views on financial institutions, it indicates that in the future, the battle lines will not be ...

Advice register talks focus on financial advice scope

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
At its first meeting last week, the government's industry committee on the proposed register of advisers focused what kind of financial advisers should be included. The advice register working group met last Thursday and will meet again before mid-August ...

'As expected' changing expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
... underutilization of labor resources." (30 July statement) Nothing much to be alarmed here, Janet's still giving the Fed scope to remain easy. However, the strong second quarter rebound in the economy, should it persist, is certain to reduce this "significant ...

Boost from Chinese stimulus to be short-lived

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... government has responded to recent signs the economy is slowing by announcing a raft of stimulus measures. Much smaller in scope than the ones launched to fend off the impact of the 2008 financial crisis, the new measures include eliminating taxes on ...

Companies must understand their investors better, report says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... "Companies and institutional investors, and the collective engagement services used by them, are encouraged to broaden the scope of engagement beyond remuneration and board composition to cover relevant long-term strategic issues, including investment ...

Fixed it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2014
... that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that inflation accelerated in the June quarter - virtually removing scope for the RBA to cut interest rates some more. The annual headline inflation rate rose to the top of the RBA's 2%-3% target ...

ASX200 companies 'poor' on gender diversity disclosure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... BlackRock has reported on gender diversity in the ASX200 and Bennett noted that "there has been some improvement, but there is scope for more." She added that "to simply state a company has a diversity policy, list some objectives and disclose some statistics ...

Cormann tables adviser register to "weed out bad apples"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... will begin its consultation process "shortly" and will report to the government by mid-August. The group will consider the scope and content of the register, including a record of each adviser's credentials and status in the industry. It will also look ...

ASIC concerned about SMSFs, warns spruikers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2014
... RG146 training course," inadequate coverage of professional indemnity insurance, limited or no knowledge of the restricted scope of the 'class of product' advice authorisation and financial statements lodged in the name of a trust and not the entity ...

Yellen yawn turn to Yellen yikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
... "...particularly those for smaller firms in the social media and biotechnology industries" then it's all good. It'll give the bull scope to run longer and perhaps, keep on running when time comes when the Fed eventually begins raising the fed funds r ...