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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 ...

BOQ appoints new group exec following restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2015
... "I'd like to thank Julie Bale for her efforts over the last two years. "Julie has delivered a number of important improvements to the organisation including the IT transition to our new state of the art Newstead headquarters and the end user computing ...

Bank results underpin wealth management new era

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... model and to make sure consumers understand them. "Financial institutions will need to continue to make cultural improvements and strengthen their preventative risk management capabilities, including by using more robust data analytics tools. They will ...

Super lump sum myth debunked

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... Warner also looked at what lump sums were used for and found that 25.1% used their savings to pay off their home, home improvements or to buy a new home. Another 17.6% did it to invest the money elsewhere; 12.8% rolled it over, invested in an approved ...

Advisers Register hits 22k

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... cancelled 18 licences. It has also accepted enforceable undertakings from six licensees requiring them to undertake major improvements in their compliance procedures and entered into agreements with two licensees requiring them to review the way they ...

Rice Warner consultant criticises MySuper fee disclosure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... their "indirect costs" - can result in "layering of costs" and poor disclosure. "There is still capacity for broad improvements in fee disclosure across the industry. This requires a focus on principles rather than a set of prescriptive rules," he sa ...

FOS decries unpaid compensation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2015
... Ombudsman Service believes a limited compensation scheme is the missing piece from regulatory discussions and suggested improvements in Australia's financial system. The call comes as part of the service's submission to the Financial System Inquiry Final ...

Treasury starts consultation for higher advice standards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... Services, which recently conducted an inquiry into financial advisers' education requirements. "With the right model, improvements in the qualifications, competence and ethics of the financial advice industry will be a win-win," Frydenberg said. The ...

APRA shakes up executive team, addresses super conflicts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... insurance and conflicts of interest in superannuation. On the final point, Byres noted that while there have been improvements in superannuation trustees' practice standards, "others still have more work to do to meet the objectives of the prudential ...

AFA and PFL award Australia's top insurers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... rates and company market strength. They also looked at consistency of premium rates and product features, product improvements and unique product features, lapse data, contribution to the growth and promotion of the Australian life insurance industry ...