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FPA pushes tax deductible incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... maintaining consumer protections and advice quality," Marshan said. The FPA is encouraging the Government to engage the Productivity Commission in examining the short-term and long-term position of the budget if the preparation of an initial financial ...

CBA CFO to retire, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... crisis and subsequent regulatory change, and his ongoing stewardship of CBA's long-term investments in technology and productivity," Narev said. "We will miss him greatly, and wish him the very best as he moves into a non-executive career." Craig, who ...

Trustee Partners hunts GM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... created Melbourne-based role will also lead business unit heads, ensuring the required profitability, growth and productivity is achieved. Parent company Sargon Capital is expanding in the Asia-Pacific region and is projecting $200 billion of assets ...

Listed advice groups gaining ground

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2017
... 2016 has been a tough environment for our advisers. Our focus in 2017 will be on helping them improve processes and productivity, enabling them to spend more time with their customers," Meller said. Yellow Brick Road's wealth management division has ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is urging the Productivity Commission to reject the consideration of adopting a Chilean-style tender process for default super in Australia. ASFA's latest research paper says adopting the Chilean ...

AMP cops short-term pain

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... 2016 has been a tough environment for our advisers. Our focus in 2017 will be on helping them improve processes and productivity, enabling them to spend more time with their customers," Meller said. AMP Capital saw solid performance, with average assets ...

J.P. Morgan bullish on several asset classes

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
Global economic growth will struggle to break out of its current rate unless 2017 sees a meaningful lift in productivity growth, according to J.P. Morgan chief economist Sally Auld. Speaking at the Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum in Sydney ...

TelstraSuper rolls out digital makeover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... content to members across all segments," he said. Improving member engagement is one of the key pillars of the 2016 Productivity Commission Report on superannuation.The digital component is set to become a major focus: according to a 2016 Deloitte Digital ...

Australia must curtail its debt binge in 2017

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... endangered by highly levered private sector balance sheets. "A real estate-funded debt binge combined with a very poor productivity record has created problems for both economies," he said. "Should the focus shift to debt sustainability and away from ...

Government repeats fintech focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... better utilising technology in regulation we can better achieve our regulatory goals, avoiding the negative effects on productivity, competition and innovation, and delivering lower costs and more reliable protections for consumers and the economy. In ...