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LIF reforms to drive specialised advice industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... important to develop meaningful and sustainable relationships with fellow professional service providers. Client best interest will consistently and constantly be met with many of the traditional costs required for new client acquisition and retention ...

O'Dwyer proposes TRIS changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
The Federal Government is pushing for reversionary transition to retirement income streams (TRIS) to be paid to an eligible dependent upon a death, regardless if a condition of release is met. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer ...

Gesundheit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... (right in the midst of the upheaval on Wall Street). In fact, one monetary policy committee member voted to increase interest rates by 25 basis points. This is because although there's no doubt about the Indian economy's growth trajectory, the same growth ...

Fintechs save time: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
Organisations that have partnered with fintechs are reaping process efficiencies, but quite a number are still sceptical of their merits, Financial Standard 's latest spot poll shows. Almost half (46%) of respondents have seen a dramatic improvement ...

SEC cracks down on fee transparency

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... and transfer agents, focusing on certain aspects of their operations and compliance. Cybersecurity is also an area of interest, as programs initiated by the SEC will prioritise governance and risk assessment, access rights and controls, data loss prevention ...

Super property trust appoints GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... industrial and residential property. Late last year ISPT made its first retail investment in conjunction with Mirvac - a 50% interest in Queensland's Kawana Shoppingworld. At the time ISPT's general manager of retail services described it as a good fit ...

Retirees force the politics of income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... share of global GDP than it was in 2007. This matters because if we're trying to think about the outlook for long-term interest rates, you have to think about the debt servicing capacity," Lawson said. "Average growth is a lot lower than it was in the ...

J.P. Morgan veteran joins Plato IM

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... Australian investors' soaring demand for income-oriented strategies. At the time, Hamson said his firm had received "strong interest across Australia for PL8 during our roadshow, and it is great to see that interest has translated into strong support ...

Former QIC director joins FIIG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
FIIG Securities has appointed a former QIC director to help the fixed income specialist's growth and direction. Stephen Mackie joins FIIG Securities' Brisbane office as the director of fixed income. He joins from QIC where he was a director and an investment ...

Court fines advice firm $7.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... his involvement following an ASIC investigation that alleged the firms provided conflicted advice and breached its best interest obligations on several instances since December 2015. At the time, Fuoco reached a settlement with ASIC, agreeing to cease ...