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Netwealth launches Milliman managed accounts

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020
Global consulting and actuarial firm Milliman has formed a partnership with platform provider Netwealth to widen the distribution of its first range of managed accounts that aim to dampen the effects of market volatility. Milliman's first managed account ...

PSK acquires wealth firm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Financial advice firm PSK Financial Services has acquired Sydney-based Socius Wealth Management as part of its growth plans. Socius founder and partner John D'Alessandri said that completing the acquisition amid COVID-19 was challenging. "What became ...

Class launches Xplan integration

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020
Class has completed its integration with Iress' financial software solution Xplan, with the offering now available for new Class Super and Class Portfolio customers as a public pilot. The data feed will enable financial advisers and accountants to seamlessly ...

No returns in sight for AAP investors

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
The consortium that saved Australian Associated Press' newswire will get no return on their investment, with contributors donating anywhere between $3000 and $1 million at the close of the financial year. Led by impact investor Nick Harrington and philanthropist ...

Stimulus, ERS pushes spending up 17%

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020
New research has demonstrated the impact of the government's stimulus package and early release of superannuation program, with a sharp uptick in consumer spending. The data from illion and AlphaBeta, part of Accenture, found consumer spending in Australia ...

Aussie banks set to underperform

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Australia's financial services sector, particularly the big four banks, are set to underperform over the coming months, with mounting business and home loan deferrals to blame. That's according to T. Rowe Price head of Australian equities Randal ...

Optimism, resilience high on the recruitment checklist

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
Workers looking for new employment in the superannuation and investment industries need to display qualities of optimism, self-motivation, resilience and mental agility to nab a role during the COVID-19 crisis. That's according to specialist recruiter ...

Morrison's legacy will be retirement poverty: ACTU

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2020
... second round of early release withdrawals commencing on 1 July 2020 and the value of applications topping $23 billion, the ACTU is concerned the policy will decimate Australia's super system. "No one should have to access their superannuation to pay ...

Research slams ADL definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
New research from Super Consumers Australia, the superannuation advocacy arm of CHOICE, has highlighted how difficult it is for people to claim total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance under the activities of daily living (ADL) definition. The ...

ATO extends WFH deductions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020
Australians will be able to claim 80 cents for every hour they worked at home due to COVID-19, with the ATO extending the simplified tax deduction method until September 30. Taxpayers will only be required to keep a record of the hours they worked from ...