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IFAs to benefit from ASIC SME focus

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... annual report demonstrates a steady year-on-year increase in new Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs), improvements to SME registration services will impact the growing number of advisers looking to start their own business. "We are considering ...

Temporary trial separation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015

Glass-Steagall Act reintroduced to US Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... system, and reduce risk for the American taxpayer." The Bill's re-introduction follows concerns that despite regulatory improvements since 2008 that financial industry market concentration has actually intensified. Senator Warren, who prior to running ...

ME Bank invests $90 million for a digital future

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... record for each customer for the first time. McPhee added ME has already seen productivity and customer experience improvements from the new business process automation system, Pega. "We can process more applications for the same effort and easily absorb ...

PwC to review IOOF advice research division

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... also look at the group's breach reporting policy and will issue an interim report containing recommendations for improvements. "This will be a thorough review and it is our intention to inform ASIC and APRA of the outcomes," IOOF said. "Most of the matters ...

Over-reliant bank lending slows OECD economic growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... our research has shown is that avoiding credit over-expansion and improving the structure of finance can lead to improvements in both economic and social well-being," Mann said. Earlier this week Fitch Ratings said a continued slowdown and rebalancing ...

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... superannuation concessions will reduce since the concession will be lower. We have noted this when costing our suggested improvements." Rice said in his column that it was difficult to see how Australia can get meaningful reform without change to tax ...

New MetLife hires to drive growth spurt

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... Stewart said the strategic customer service and operational experience of the new team members will help drive key improvements that will benefit MetLife's superannuation fund clients and their members. "Our Australian team continues to expand, in line ...

Netwealth rolls out Model Office improvements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... software which is designed to simplify the ease of use of the Iress Xplan software and improve the client experience. Improvements to the software's look and ease of navigation to the various scaled and non-scaled advice documents are based on adviser ...

Damned lies and (actual) stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... its own 'lie' that "the upward trend of consumer prices is recovering and will continue to recover" underpinned by improvements in consumer spending that lifts business profitability and investments, lifts wages and strengthen consumer spending. Yes ...