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Chief economist update: Cut it, cut it now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... haven't increased by much). Just as Luci Ellis - RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) - warned in her address to the ABE Conference in Sydney about this time last year: "Weak income growth can run below consumption growth for a time, but not forever. ...

Opportunities outweigh threats when it comes to SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... outweighed by opportunities, according to the Self-Managed Super Fund Association. Opening the SMSF advocacy body's national conference in Melbourne this morning, a panel of industry experts discussed the role of self-managed superannuation funds in ...

Perfect storm smashes AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
... last year, but the result is worth 3% of its 2017 full-year profit of $848 million. Discussing AMP's results on a conference call this morning, chief financial officer Gordon Lefevre said a range of issues converged upon its wealth operations in ...

Netflix-style shopping for funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... Co-founder and chief executive Rowland Hirst said the way investor relations are currently done (one-way webcasts or conference-style webinars) is inefficient, time-consuming and lacks engagement. "A group meeting is different because participants can ...

Willis Towers Watson adds cyber specialist

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... sectors, including notably, financial services. Di Marco has previously presented at the AusCERT National IT Security Conference, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's Asia Pacific Forum and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. ...

Spriggy wins 2018 Best Fintech Startup Award: StartCon

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
... (formerly SydStart), which hosted the awards, was set up in 2009 and has since grown into the largest startup and growth conference, expo and entrepreneur community in Australia.

Gender split sees new investment industry focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... increasing the number of women employees following the sector's latest workplace diversity study. At its 25th annual conference in September, the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) released the report Women in Private ...

Misconduct matters, but stability key for Frydenberg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... implementing the Royal Commission's final recommendations. Speaking at the Australian Finance Industry Association conference in Sydney this week, Frydenberg told delegates the Government had four focus areas when implementing the recommendations ...

FPA honours top advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
The Financial Planning Association of Australia kicked off its annual conference in Sydney yesterday afternoon by honouring outstanding professionals in the industry. Perth-based Michael Carmody of Viva Wealth took out the coveted FPA Certified Financial ...

Poor performance a fiduciary breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... against peers are in breach of their fiduciary duty to members, a former Federal politician has told the 2018 ASFA Conference. Appearing as part of a panel on the future structure of super, former Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry was hard on retail funds ...