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Financial abuse: A hidden epidemic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... family and friends. Of those helped so far, 95% are women, half of which are aged between 22 and 35 years of age. The majority of calls have been received from New South Wales, with Western Australia and Queensland close behind. Describing financial ...

Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... of 5.20 in October 2011 and a high of 5.78 in December 2014. The survey's key findings: Low income growth, "the majority of Australian households are not getting a pay rise." Not really an earth-shattering revelation but it confirms the stagnant ...

Former Australian Unity executive joins advice licensee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... managing director Darren Steinhardt said. Steinhardt added that Davis will make a great cultural fit as he, like the majority of the AFSL's leadership team, has spent time as a financial adviser himself "which helps him to have real empathy with the ...

AMP moves to reset business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2018
... we understand it is one of the first programs to do so. We are working on the program with our advisers, the vast majority of whom are dedicated, professional and committed to meeting the advice needs of their clients." AMP said it is also strengthening ...

Pressure mounts on regional advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... recently confirmed it is undertaking a review of practices across AMP Financial Planning and its aligned dealer groups. A majority of those practices are expected to be sole practitioner businesses. Speaking from experience, having worked at AMP for ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... RIAA chief executive Simon O'Connor said most impact investments are made through private debt. "By number, the majority of impact investments are in private debt, much of which is made up of loans to social enterprises. Impact investing continues ...

Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... extent and complexity of changes required make it extremely challenging, suggesting 1 July 2020 as an alternative. "The majority of this work can only commence when the final legislation has passed. As the legislation has not yet passed, if the legislation ...

New S&P indices factor in future carbon price risks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... prices, more specifically the portion of future carbon pricing not covered by any current carbon prices. "In the vast majority of cases, current prices are well below the level that the International Energy Association ('IEA') believes are required ...

Innovators must cooperate: Stone and Chalk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
... and Chalk said Melbourne based innovators would now have easy access to the incubator's 26 corporate partners, the majority of which are based in Sydney. Stone and Chalk chief executive Alex Scandurra said collaboration was the new way forward for startups ...

Advisers demand self-licensing regime: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018
A majority of financial advisers would welcome an overhaul of the AFS licensing regime, a recent survey shows. The majority (78%) of financial advisers polled in Financial Standard's sister publication FS Advice would prefer to be self-licensed, similar ...