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Planning diploma relevant despite FASEA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
New education requirements will not be the end of the Diploma of Financial Planning, according to a leading industry education provider. Currently the minimum education requirement for financial advisers, Mentor Education believes the DFP will continue ...

BT Financial Group proposes advice restructure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
BT Financial Group is reviewing its business model for salaried financial advisers, with plans to discontinue the Virtual Advice offering - resulting in significant redundancies. BT Financial Advice has proposed the scrapping of its virtual advice initiative ...

Women missing from C-suite lineups

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
Women take up less than one in five positions in the C-suites of financial services companies, even though they account for more than half of the entry-level workforce. According to new research from McKinsey & Co, women are also 24% less likely than ...

Linear pushes MGP into the red

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... positioned to take advantage of this trend, he said. "The imminent roll-out of our much-anticipated wrap platform will advance our competitive advantages in a keenly contested sector." Looking ahead to FY19, MGP maintains its underlying EBITDA will fall ...

ACDC to power new battery ETF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
A new ETF from ETF Securities will provide investors with exposure to companies directly involved in battery technologies and lithium. The Battery Technology and Lithium ETF is the latest addition to ETF Securities' Future Present range. It tracks the ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
Increased regulation is the biggest challenge facing asset managers today, followed closely by rising costs and decreased profit margins. Despite such headwinds, confidence in the ability to perform remains high, latest research shows. According to ...

BT overhauls life cover limits and definitions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
BT has announced a raft of enhancements to its Protection Plans products, including updated medical definitions and increased life insurance cover for farmers and homemakers. Previously capped at $3 million, farmers will now be able to access up to ...

Chief economist update: Blame the US economy for the widening trade gap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
... by growth in domestic demand. This is evidenced by the increase in inventories by both wholesale and retail businesses. Advance estimates show that wholesale inventories grew by 0.7% in the month of July, better than the expected 0.2% advance and follow ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... increased by 2.4%. While the Australian dollar's exchange rate versus the US dollar managed to end the week with a 0.1% advance to US$0.7329, it was small beer compared with the its peers - against the greenback, the NZ$ appreciated by 1.0% over the ...

Industry fund contract under works at Link

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
Link is in advanced stages of negotiating a contract with an industry fund, the administrator said in its FY18 earnings report. It remains in advanced stages of negotiating a long-term contract with Rest, the company said. The Rest contract has been ...