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TAL to offer FASEA masterclass

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... continuous learning support to advisers and the 2019 program is no exception," Riley said. "The advice and life insurance industries are undergoing significant change at the moment and TAL's aim is to support our adviser partners by providing resources ...

Chief economist update: Anatomy of an RBA rate cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2019
... of +11 that, according to NAB is "largest monthly fall since the GFC and declines were broad-based across states and industries." In addition, the business conditions' components - trading, profitability and employment - all suffered significant ...

Roll-it Super expands offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... Moneytree and Roll-it Super are part of fintech hub Stone & Chalk. Stone & Chalk chief executive Alex Scandurra said industries in the future will see more organisations partnering with start-ups to increase the pace of transformation, and to inject ...

Chief economist update: Bring on Aussie dollar depreciation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2019
... US dollar earnings when translated back into Australian dollars. Wait there's more! Australian import-competing industries would also get a bump up as products and services sourced overseas become more expensive in A$-terms, encouraging Aussies to ...

LICs defy franking credit refund changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... December 2016, a whopping 62.5% increase from previous corresponding period. It made significant purchases in James Hardie Industries, Transurban Group, and reduced holdings in AGL Energy, Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Perpetual. Rainmaker data shows ...

Norwegian pension fund drops WHSP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... thermal coal are eligible for observation or exclusion. WHSP is invested in range of companies across various sectors and industries, including energy and financial services. WHSP - who holds a 39.2% stake in Pengana Capital Group - recently experienced ...

AFIC director retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... and experience gained in her long career in the telecommunications technology sector and the wide range of subsequent industries she has been exposed to." The AFIC board also recognised Hey's valued service to shareholders. In August 2018, the listed ...

Chief economist update: Australian property market slump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... housing's large multiplier effect on the economy in this space. The decline in housing will have flow-on effects on industries that provide ancillary services to the sector. Not to mention, the hit to optimism and by extension, the negative wealth ...

Collaboration needed for AI and machine advice programs

OSKAH DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... training the next generation and retraining existing advisers on their exact obligations." Knight and Symons noted other industries that had adopted AI and machine-based learning programs enforced standardised documentation for streamlined programmin ...

BlackRock and Microsoft develop retirement platform

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... retirement solutions have been "slow to keep pace" with technological transformations already revolutionising other industries. BlackRock chairman and chief executive Larry Fink said the partnership would allow the firms to build a "powerful solution ...