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Best-in-show funds pose pressing issues for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
... the 571-page draft report assessing the efficiency and competitiveness of the superannuation system have not been given enough airtime. In the report, ASIC notes the best-in-show list would be taken into account when guidance is provided to advisers ...

AFA criticises draft FASEA standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... areas that need clarity and focus, particularly around governance at the licensee level. The AFA said FASEA doesn't go far enough to include licensees in the code of ethics or addresses how to establish the correct compliance culture. What emerged from ...

Chief economist update: Another five minutes of sunshine?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... (if not used to pay off high household debt). I. Private investment increased by 0.5% over the March quarter, not strong enough to fully compensate for the 0.9% decline in the previous quarter. The quarterly change in the trend estimates show persistent ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... research, 39% of the age group registered little to no retirement confidence, while a further 49% didn't think they had enough money for retirement. Qantas Super chief executive Michael Clancy is concerned about the lack of confidence exhibited. "Many ...

Australia should consider Islamic finance to bridge infrastructure gap

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... solutions seem too hard for the nation's leaders to apply," he explained. "This can't be allowed to continue. It is not enough to simply be the 'lucky country'. We need to think, plan and invest now to maintain our standards and grow into the forward-thinking ...

Chief economist update: Should have sold in May and gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... Apart from the uptrend generating its own upwards momentum, Australian domestic fundamentals, while not strong, are decent enough to push corporate profits higher. This is underscored by the NAB business survey released in early May that showed business ...

Insurtechs must work with incumbents: EY

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... peacefully with the giants in the insurance ecosystem, 81% of the respondents said they felt the incumbents were not doing enough to collaborate with innovative start-ups. Bridging this gap between the incumbents and themselves is firmly on the agenda ...

Westpac names customer relations executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... was clear that in a number of instances, "we have been too slow in resolving genuine customer issues." "That is not good enough. Customers have a right to expect fair, timely and effective resolution if they believe they have a concern or complaint," ...

Chief economist update: We're headed for surplus (if assumptions hold)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... following year due to the global financial crisis. The economic projections in the Budget Papers 2018-19 look rational enough - GDP growth of 2.75% this fiscal year and then 3% per annum in the next four; so are the predictions for the unemployment and ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... Earlier this month, ASFA published a white paper to push for structural policy reforms for women, 80% of whom don't have enough upon retirement. ASFA has condemned Melbourne-based Grattan Institute's research that argues lifting SG will "hurt living ...