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Central Banks fail to disappoint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
... holding no more securities than necessary to implement monetary policy efficiently and effectively." One carefully laid out plan if I ever saw one. Not only that, there's also a Plan B, just in case. "However, the Committee would be prepared to resume ...

ASIC enters new era as industry funding model passes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... into law. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the passing of the bill reflects the Government's "plan to improve consumer outcomes in the financial services sector." She cited multiple benefits of the new model, including that ...

Super tax reforms take effect

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
The suite of superannuation taxation reforms affecting contributions, CGT relief and transition to retirement income streams have passed through Parliament. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the amendments under the Treasury ...

Mercy Super appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Corporate fund Mercy Super has appointed a new chief executive. Wendy Tancred joined Mercy Super in April from Davidson Consulting, where she was also chief executive. Before that, she was Queensland state head of financial planning at BT Financial ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
Robo-advisers in the US will be subject to the same fiduciary obligations as regular human advisers, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has said. According to reports the new chairman of the SEC, Jay Clayton, is directing the SEC Division of ...

CBA advice compensation reaches $29m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
The amount of compensation offered to Commonwealth Bank financial planning customers has reached $29 million, according to the seventh and final Promontory report into the Open Advice Review Program. Of that amount, $22.9 million has been paid so far ...

Gen Y leading retirement readiness: research

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... a comfortable retirement." "The result highlights a critical need for Aussies to take stock of their super and savings to plan for the future," Cronin said. In this respect, Cronin highlighted Gen Y's active engagement with their retirement plans, noting ...

Greater adoption of tech in new world of advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... technologies over the next 12 months. That is a key finding of a new report from Netwealth, showing that 69% of advisers plan to spend more on operations processes and workflow technologies and 79% are also looking to invest more in tools to aid client ...

Baby boomers lag on retirement planning

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
With investors becoming increasingly aware the responsibility to fund their retirement will ultimately fall on their shoulders, baby boomers could learn a thing or two from younger generations. Latest insight from Natixis Global Asset Management on ...

Queensland continues venture capital commitment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
The Queensland Government is spending a further $11 million on venture capital investment via its Business Development Fund, as announced in the state's 2017-18 Budget. Working with Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), the Queensland government ...