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Advice key to living the dream

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
... wrong things. "The research reveals a powerful data link between our nation's happiness, and financial planning. It's my hope we'll inspire more people with this research and the various stories and insights we're releasing this Financial Planning Week ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... to wear the mark," she said. Stackpool concluded: "Whilst Certainty Advice won't be for everyone or every advisory firm, I hope by 2030 a form of ethical financial advice like Certainty Advice will be expected, valued by most Australians all over the ...

The negatives in the positive jobs report

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
If you've been hopin' and wishin' and prayin' that someday soon you'll be getting a fat pay rise, hope and wish and pray some more. While the headline seasonally adjusted numbers of the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report were ...

ECB disengages from currency war

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... kept interest rates unchanged (at 1.5% and 1.75%, respectively). Apart from the usual optimism on the economic outlook and hope that (eventually) inflation will pick up, there's the hint of concern over the currency. "An appreciating exchange rate would ...

Blended models are the future of advice: HUB24

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
The relationship between financial advisers and their clients is more important than ever as technological advancement continues to transform the wealth management arena. A new white paper from HUB24 and CoreData demonstrates that while technology stands ...

ASIC advances towards telecommunication intercept powers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017
ASIC could soon be given enhanced powers to receive interception materials, seized by another government agency, in cases of alleged insider trading, market manipulation and financial services fraud. The new powers, outlined in the ASIC Enforcement ...

Adviser group expands national footprint

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
Boutique Sydney wealth management firm Affinity Group acquired a stake in a Brisbane financial planning practice, boosting its funds under advice to more than $500 million. Affinity bought 50% of Hillross Financial Services, a Brisbane-based firm established ...

Asset managers held to higher standard: FSC

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
Investment managers and asset owners will face stricter reporting and transparency rules following the launch of Australia's first Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Standard. The Standard, administered by the Financial Services Council (FSC) ...

Investment purpose critical to advice: Nikko AM

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
Advisers need to be clear on the key differences between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factor based investing and socially responsible investing (SRI) if they are going to remain helpful to clients. Speaking to Financial Standard, Nikko ...

The problem with currency extrapolation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017
It seemed so long ago now that a "bag the Aussie dollar" campaign was what we read in financial media. The Australian dollar was trading at about US$0.75 then, it closed at US$0.7832 on 14 July and is currently trading at US$0.78. It's exactly two months ...