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Chief economist update: Not before we get a pay rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... repayments. Likewise, the percentage of households with mortgages "expecting they 'will not be able to meet their required minimum payments on their debt' and 'can just manage to make minimum payments on their debt' in the next 6 -12 ...

ARCO takes a net short on Australian financials

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... fund's volatility has been considerably lower at 3.8% to the market's 13.2%. Last year, the manager dropped it's minimum investment size to attract SMSF investors.

BNP Paribas AM sells Arnhem stake, appoints new investment manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... fund's benchmark will change from the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index to the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index and the minimum investment will increase by $5000 to $25,000. Its aim to provide investors with capital appreciation over the medium-term will ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... context of the Royal Commission and the Productivity Commission's draft report, both of which brought appropriate minimum balances for establishing an SMSF into the spotlight. In July 2015, ASIC released guidance for AFSLs and financial advisers ...

FSC aggregates insurance industry data

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... 2019. "Including the Trustee obligations in the existing FSC Code of Practice means consumers will be able to find the minimum service standards they can expect from insurers - such as paying income protection claims within two months and keeping customers ...

Three attempts at adviser exam is fair: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... proposes a scaled passing score of 65% with the guidance stating: "The scaled passing score is FASEA's view of the minimum level of applied knowledge required for independent practice as a financial adviser. Raw scores (the total number of answers ...

Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... Australia's largest group insurers believes it should be up to individual superannuation fund trustees to determine the minimum age for providing automatic default life insurance cover. In its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee ...

FASEA-induced exodus increasingly likely

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... of its existing adviser members currently hold qualifications that are AQF 8 and AQF 9 level. This is higher than the minimum AQF 7 level required under the draft guidelines. The survey found 18.6% of FINSIA members intend to leave the industry if existing ...

Westpac ditches SMSF lending

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... mortgages the property to Westpac and the bank then advances the loan. A similar offering is available at St. George, with a minimum loan amount of $100,000 and up to $2 million. Westpac further commented: "SMSF lending represents a very small portion ...

FASEA issues adviser exam proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... proposes a scaled passing score of 65% with the guidance stating: "The scaled passing score is FASEA's view of the minimum level of applied knowledge required for independent practice as a financial adviser. Raw scores (the total number of answers ...