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What price Brexit certainty?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2017
At least people of the world know what the Fed has in store for them come December - another 25 basis point increase in the fed funds rate come the 13th of the month. 'tis not the same for the UK where Brexit negotiations remain up in the air... and ...

Financial literacy the bridge for income protection gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
Classroom-style financial education programs in the workplace and hands-on practice and counselling can play a significant role in closing the income protection gap. That is a key finding from a recent study by Zurich in partnership with the Smith School ...

ATO warns SMSFs about risky arrangements

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
The Australian Taxation Office issued a stark warning to self-managed superannuation fund members about entering risky retirement planning arrangements that could potentially be illegal. ATO deputy commissioner James O'Halloran urged SMSF trustees to ...

Australia becoming millionaire factory: Credit Suisse

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
The 12 months to mid-2017 saw the number of Australian millionaires rise by 200,000 - the third-largest increase after the US and Germany. The Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report showed that over the same period, the number of ultra-high net worth individuals ...

Where in the cycle is Australia?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
"In the next 5000 kilometres, turn right." Even the now-ubiquitous GPS (global positioning system) will ask you're starting point before it gives directions to your destination. But what if you don't know where you presently are? Such is the problem ...

Watermark hires global equities lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Watermark Funds Management looked offshore to appoint a global equity markets lead. Hailing from London, Harvey Migotti will join the Sydney-based long-short investment manager as head of international equities. He was most recently an analyst at global ...

Inconsistency, communication top adviser bugbears

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
Advisers should be mindful of consistently carrying out processes and procedures for all clients or risk getting caught out, warns an industry expert. This is a common pitfall and an important message MiQ Private Wealth partner Lisa Weissel is sharing ...

Advice the face of wealth management evolution

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2017
The chief executive of a US mutual fund provider and subsidiary to a US$1.7 trillion global investment manager believes the financial services industry cannot go back on its move to independent financial advisers. Speaking at a Morningstar investment ...

APRA picks NAB veteran for senior hire

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
APRA has appointed a new executive general manager, specialised institutions. Mark Adams joins the regulator from Versent, where he was acting chief operating officer. Before that, he was executive general manager, digital banking at UBank, and held ...

Media Super appoints investments GM

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2017
Media Super has appointed a general manager, investments. Norman Zhang joins the super fund from Frontier Advisors, where he was lead consultant. Prior to that, he was a consultant at Ernst & Young and a commercial credit cards service consultant at ...