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AMP introduces SMA range

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... performance, in addition to improvements to the North Online system performance, will contribute to greater practice efficiency. The new reporting tool allows advisers to generate, customise, and download reports more efficiently with improved browser ...

Chief economist update: The risks just got real

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... realignments, in the context of these negotiations or elsewhere, would weigh on global investment and reduce production efficiency, exerting a drag on potential growth in advanced, emerging market, and developing economies. A failure to make growth more ...

NPP to take super by storm: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... currently face delays between one to three days when initiating payments. The NPP has the potential to boost payment efficiency for consumers and organisations, cutting out bureaucracy and reducing cashflow issues, the researchers said. CBA executive ...

CBA affirms BBSW position

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... our employees have engaged in unlawful conduct, nor have they done anything that would have adversely impacted the efficiency and integrity of financial markets as alleged, or at all," CBA said in a short statement. The group has co-operated fully with ...

Chief economist update: As luck would have it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... steel prices with Chinese steel makers switching to Australian iron ore (which has a higher iron content) to raise efficiency. China's iron ore imports increase by 9.0% in the year to January. Ben Ong is the Director of Economics and Investments at Rainmaker ...

Tax strategies boost retirement savings: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2018
... to retirement phase, according to Parametric. The firm's latest research debunks the myth that trying to achieve tax efficiency within a super fund's equity portfolio is 'chasing fool's gold'. It largely quantifies savings of up to 7.2%, Parametric said. ...

Russell revamps ESG scoring system

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... relevance of ESG issues varies from industry to industry, and even company to company. It notes, for example, that "fuel efficiency has a bigger impact on the bottom line of an airline than it does for an investment bank." As a result Russell argued ...

Class recruits data manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
... data feeds area evolve very quickly. Delivering data feeds in a way that is audited and reliable is critical to the efficiency of accounting firms, and underpins the industry move towards digital SMSF. Tom will lead innovation in this area," Bungard ...

Costs fundamental to IOOF advice growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... 1H18 results this morning, Kelaher said expenses were reduced by $8.9 million compared to 1H17. He said this scale and efficiency "means we can deliver superior service for our advisers and their clients." The diversified wealth firm recorded 1H18 platform ...

LIF reforms to drive specialised advice industry

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... complementary service providers can only enhance client outcomes. At the same time, the benefits of scale and operational efficiency can be considerable," Handley said. "As a new era dawns, more than ever it is important to develop meaningful and sustainable ...