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Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
Young Australians are increasingly investing in the hot international stocks they know and love, latest nabtrade data shows. Latest figures from nabtrade show young traders entered the market in record numbers in 2018, with the number of Gen Z investors ...

Early financial advice prevents worries at the end

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... reflecting life successes, when on their death bed people are mostly concerned with the ongoing wellbeing of family. The study - conducted by Towson University academics Michael Ent and Mary Gergis - surveyed hospice and palliative nurses on the end-of-life ...

Curtain call for industry body after 96 years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... estimates about one-third of elderly Australians are living below the poverty line. The group's closure serves as a case study of how widespread legislative reform doesn't always benefit everyone. "SCOA Australia is very disappointed at the attitude ...

Superannuation a mystery to students: survey

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... end up eating up most, if not all, of their super balance. By the age of 65, this $1200 could mean a loss of $26,426. The study also found that 49% students don't know what percentage of their income is paid into superannuation. A further 30.15 percent ...

Super funds wield bank remuneration stick

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... market capitalisation) - meaning they are a significant player when it comes to shareholder voting influence. As a case study, NAB's share register profile as at 30 September 2018 showed institutions (both domestic and international) made up 52.4% of ...

FASEA finalises adviser CPD standard

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... cap on the amount of professional reading permitted as CPD. Advisers will be required to complete at least five hours of study in three categories: technical, client care and practice, and regulatory compliance and consumer protection. Professionalism ...

CFS study finds managed accounts improve advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
Financial advisers now have a number for how much more time they can expect to spend with their clients if they switch to managed accounts. A new whitepaper published by Colonial First State this week found advisers using managed accounts were spending ...

CBA and Alipay to bring in Chinese shoppers

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 DEC 2018
Commonwealth Bank has started accepting Alipay on its EFTPOS devices in a bid to attract Chinese shoppers who last year spent $10.9 billion in Australia. This makes CBA the first of the big four banks to accept Alipay in Australia, ahead of NAB which ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... issuers, advisers, SMAs, MDAs and IDPS'. ASIC has additionally commissioned a survey of advisers along with a benchmarking study into managed account functionality of major platforms, IMAP said. "Several platforms with managed accounts will be asked ...

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... subsidise life insurance for those with adverse genetic test results, according to the latest Financial Services Council study. The FSC recently released results of its consumer survey conducted in July this year. The survey was aimed at understanding ...