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Planners vital to closing super gap: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2018
Latest research from Roy Morgan suggests there is greater potential for the superannuation gap to be closed if women were more inclined to engage a financial planner. According to a recent survey of more than 50,000 consumers, 8.3% of females purchase ...

Industry veteran acquires SMSF administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2018
... high-level technical expertise with their admin teams. "This is because their bureaucracy invariably hampers effective communication between teams. We will never sacrifice service quality for growth, neither will we seek to cut costs by hiring inexperienced ...

Channel Capital appoints distribution director from Janus Henderson

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2018
Channel Capital appointed a new distribution director for its specialist investment management partners. Byron Slessar joins Channel Capital from Janus Henderson, where he was a sales director for wholesale clients and intermediaries in NSW and ACT ...

New degrees introduced to minimise adviser exodus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... by FASEA are embedded in the new curriculum, including a significant emphasis on building students' ethical and communication skills," the university said. Vincent said the online model is highly accessible to those already working, providing a flexible ...

FSC and FOS appoint former ASX chief risk officer

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
The Financial Services Council and Financial Ombudsman Service named the chair of the committee tasked with overseeing the implementation of the Life Insurance Code of Practice. Anne Brown joins the Life Code Compliance Committee (LCCC) while also serving ...

IFM increases stake in Decimal

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
An Australian-based global fund manager has increased its stake in robo-adviser Decimal, signalling renewed confidence that superannuation funds are embracing digital financial advice. IFM Investors bumped up its holdings in the ASX-listed firm via ...

Group insurance dominates life insurance channels: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
The majority of people canvassed in Financial Standard's weekly poll reveal they have life insurance via their superannuation fund. About 60% of respondents said life insurance was available via their employer or super fund. Almost one-in-three (32%) ...

Lack of advice costing women in retirement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Financial advisers must work closely with female clients to devise strategies to safeguard their retirement savings in the event of a career break. Insight from a recent REST Industry Super survey shows career breaks are costing women at least $160,000 ...

Phone leads life insurance sales: Roy Morgan

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
Using the telephone was the most popular means of purchasing life insurance policies in the year to November, the latest Roy Morgan survey shows. One-quarter (24.7%) of the 7632 consumers polled in Roy Morgan's Single Source survey rang the company ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... Larry Fink stated: "The time has come for a new model of shareholder engagement - one that strengthens and deepens communication between shareholders and the companies that they own." He said companies have been too focused on quarterly results while ...