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Midwinter launches scaled advice division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... many opportunities in the next twelve months from planners and advice firms investing in technology to improve their productivity and engagement with clients," he added.

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... one of the biggest opportunities - in the form of our national $2 trillion superannuation savings - to drive higher productivity growth. "There is the opportunity right now to deploy super to invest deeply in long term infrastructure to stimulate productivity ...

Productivity Commission to explore financial services exports

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The government has announced a Productivity Commission review aimed at boosting Australia's services exports across financial services and other industries. "With over 1.5 billion people moving into Asia's middle class over the next 15 years, we need ...

Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... revenue means new taxes. A Less expenditure means reducing benefits and new policies on population, participation and productivity may be difficult to sell. Looking at similar demography, in 2006, the UK Pensions Commission offered four options to: save ...

FPA asks for tax deductible advice in budget submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... seeking financial advice cite high cost of advice as a deterrent. The FPA recommends that the Government engage the Productivity Commission to examine the short-term and long-term position of the Budget if the preparation of an initial financial plan ...

CBA wealth management FUA up 11%

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... over the last 12 months. "Our ongoing focus on long term strategic priorities - people, technology, strength and productivity - continues to benefit our customers, our shareholders, our people and other key stakeholders," Narev added. The bank's board ...

Reconsider life insurance commission ban: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... quality of advice, remuneration and other adviser incentives, insurer practices and product offerings and industry productivity. "The ultimate aims are to ensure quality advice for consumers and improved insurance coverage across the community," the ...

Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... advisers," a newly-released ISA white paper on behavioural economics said. The ISA argued that the Murray Inquiry, the Productivity Commission Inquiry "have both rejected calls for deregulation of default fund selection and concluded that members of ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... of advice and remuneration the interim report also earmarked insurer practices and product offerings and industry productivity as other key areas for investigation. "The industry is committed to improving life insurance advice quality, remuneration practices ...

Robots will take over white collar jobs first

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... eventually deliver cheaper goods and higher disposable incomes" and added that "there is potential to benefit from these productivity gains, even if the temporary adjustments may be painful."