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Severe inadequacies in retiree portfolios: VicSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
New research by $16 billion superannuation fund VicSuper suggests up to 50% of retirees aged 75 to 79 with defensive portfolios will outlive their savings. More broadly, the research also found that around 30% of retirees in that age bracket, regardless ...

Non-aligned advisers gifted growth opportunity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
Opportunities for non-aligned financial advisers to provide quality advice are growing as the industry's historically bad behaviour continues to repeat itself. That is the view of the 2016 AFA Practice of the Year Award winner Sam Henderson. Speaking ...

ASIC probe reveals 185 more CBA compo cases

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
KordaMentha Forensic's third report on the varied licence conditions imposed on Commonwealth Financial Planning and Financial Wisdom has revealed compensation has been offered to a further 185 cases. The report was required under the additional conditions ...

Bank inquiry recommends breaking big four oligopoly

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics' first report in its review of the four major banks has recommended breaking the big four's "oligopoly" and introducing competition into the sector. The report said this could be achieved ...

OneVue hires former YBR wealth CEO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
OneVue has appointed a new executive general manager, wealth management services. Matt Lawler joins OneVue from Yellow Brick Road, where he was chief executive, wealth management. Lawler resigned from YBR in July having worked there for five years. ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Industry Super Australia deputy chair John Brumby says changing the default superannuation system would pose threats to super fund inflows and lessen the opportunity to invest in nation building infrastructure. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity ...

First client for Rubik Model Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
Rubik has signed the first client to its new model bank. The fintech has localised Temenos' 'front-to-back' technology to develop Rubik Model Bank, a digital banking platform designed for Australian credit unions, mutual and other ADI's. Rubik chief ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
There is no shortage of commentary on the likely impact of a Clinton or Trump victory on global markets. Ahead of the election results announcement, Financial Standard selects some of the most quotable quotes and the latest insights affecting Australian ...

Clinton or Trump or bust?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
If you've placed a bet on last week's Melbourne Cup - and lost - poor you. But while "the race that stops a nation" has come and gone, we're only a few sleeps away from the race that could stop the world. Clinton and Trump's race for the White House ...

Advisers unsure on super contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Adviser queries around non-concessional super contributions have doubled in the last month, according to BT Advice Technical's September quarter round-up. The report shows the questions most commonly asked by advisers over the quarter were in regards ...