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Chief economist update: So much Brexit uncertainty, so little time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
When UK prime minister Theresa May declared that "Brexit is Brexit" and "no Brexit deal is better than a bad Brexit deal" when she addressed EU ambassadors in London on the 17 January 2017, she laid out 12 objectives for Brexit negotiations: 1. Clarity ...

$300k makes advice worthwhile: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... management customers is how to provide advice profitably to low value customers and how to get them more involved in a topic of little interest to them,' Morris said. "With the employer generally being the major channel for obtaining wealth management ...

Survey says no to subsidising life insurance for genetically at-risk Aussies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2018
... sustainability of the life insurance industry." The survey found only a small minority of people were prepared to pay a little extra to subsidise others, with $5 the amount most supported by survey respondents. The FSC said support began to drop significantly ...

New initiatives ready advisers for the future

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... and accessing home care as well as residential aged care," Lane said. "Unfortunately for most advisers, they have very little in the way of formal education in this area and limited access to training and tools to help them provide quality advice to ...

Future Fund to manage new drought fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
The Federal Government has introduced a bill to set up a $5 billion fund for drought-related spending that will be managed by the Future Fund Board of Guardians. Minister for Finance and the Public Service Mathias Cormann said the fund will kick off ...

Social media reacts to final Royal Commission hearings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... co-founder Jason Weeks praised counsel assisting for their performance during the Royal Commission's public hearings. Little wonder trust in business is at all-time lows. Australians are sickened by executive salaries hundreds of times larger than ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... when things have gone wrong," he said. "But I think some sort of ritualistic public shaming of individuals would be of little value and in fact, potentially [will have] significantly negative consequence in terms of attracting, retaining, motivating ...

AMP Capital adds to student living portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... accommodation facilities at the University of Melbourne's Parkville Campus. Comprising a total of 954 beds, 303 Royal Parade and Little Hall will be the first residences developed and operated under the University of Melbourne brand and new accommodation ...

Labor franking credit changes fair but not the best: Grattan

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... on all super earnings. The think tank says this would affect the retirement incomes of low-and-middle-income earners a little but the incomes would still be adequate. The rewards? It could improve budget balances by about $2 billion a year. Second, Grattan ...

Royal Commission on social media: Executives grilled

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... ASIC head Shipton scolded at #BankingRC. The regulator is toothless with the banks but heavy handed elsewhere. Really has little grasp of the activity of the market, how the deck is stacked and how the public persistently lose out - Dominic Dirupo (@DominicDirupo) ...