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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2016
... "Deflationary pressures intensified in August. The Prices Received Indicator fell further into contraction and firms in our panel also acknowledged a fall in prices for raw materials, with the Input Prices Indicator posting the lowest reading since April ...

Kaplan launches adviser diagnostic tool

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
... and structure by Kaplan Professional subject matter experts... the overall assessment was then reviewed and appraised by a panel of senior industry practitioners." UNSW Global chief executive Dr Rob Forage said KUDOS is an excellent example of corporate ...

Terms of reference released for complaints system review

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... independent review into the financial system's external dispute resolution and complaints framework. The independent expert panel consisting of Professor Ian Ramsay (chair), Julie Abramson and Alan Kirkland and will examine the Financial Ombudsman Service ...

ASIC appoints markets disciplinary chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
ASIC has appointed the chair of its markets disciplinary panel. Serving a two-year term from August 1, Simon Gray is the former deputy chair of the panel. He is also the deputy chief executive of Shaw and Partners, a member of ASIC's market supervision ...

Millennials getting personal with ANZ robo-adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... getting insurance information, according to ANZ Group Innovation channel development manager Jeanette Cheah. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Cheah said that customers also asked the AI where to get "the best coffee" and ...

Focus on older men will kill financial planning

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... over-50 men in financial advice spells doom for the industry, according to Affinia head Marcus O'Sullivan. Commenting on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, O'Sullivan said the severe lack of diversity in financial planning was a major ...

Diversity isn't going to a Chinese restaurant: PwC

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... board of directors going to a Chinese restaurant now and then, according to PwC partner Ken Woo. Speaking on a diversity panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Woo acknowledged a natural bias in the recruitment process where "you find people ...

"We were wrong about super": FSC chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... was sold incorrectly to Australians, according to the Financial Services Council's new chair Geoff Lloyd. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Lloyd said: "The industry was wrong to sell super as a great way to invest. It's ...

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... members through access to the unlisted space, according to NAB Wealth executive general manager Paul Carter. Speaking on a panel on superannuation fund scale advantages at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Carter said: "Consolidation gives us ...

ASIC needs to focus on prevention, not cure

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... with the advice industry and develop more proactive regulation, according to Affinia chair Steve Helmich. Speaking on a panel at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne, Helmich said that ASIC's role is to ensure favourable customer experience based ...