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FPA moves to improve adviser mental health

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has launched a free health and wellbeing program providing confidential support from psychologists and counsellors to its members. The FPA Wellbeing program comes amid unprecedented changes in the ...

Advice dealer group shutters

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2019
More than 30 financial advisers are left without a home as Spectrum Wealth Advisers shuts up shop. Freedom Insurance Group has today revealed Spectrum will close earlier than originally intended as it can no longer meet a "key person" requirement of ...

Chief economist update: Glass half-full or US recession on the way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... 2% or 3%." Nakamura argues ancient measures don't reflect the true size of the modern economy, with its multitude of free services which have raised quality of life and lowered the cost to consumers, citing: "Uber and AirBnB which have made resource ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... reconciliation." The fund has also signed up to the First Nations Foundation's 2019 Big Super Day Out which provides free superannuation help and support to First Nations people. "At Sunsuper, we're implementing a range of other internal initiatives ...

Chief economist update: Currency manipulators beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... 'Big Mac' index. At the time, it was fetching US$0.7185. It has weakened by 1.7% this year to date. The thing is, free-floating currencies adjust to reflect relative macro-economic fundamentals - a characteristic (and design) of their equilibrium-restoring ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... abstract of a story first published in the latest print issue of Financial Standard. You can view the full article on our free iPad app.

Chief economist update: Fairy tales can come true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... working out its 2019/2020 Budget, the Treasury assumed the "iron ore spot price falling over the year to reach US$55 per tonne free-on-board (FOB) by the end of the March quarter 2020". Iron ore prices have rallied by 39.2% to US$96.34/MT this year to ...

Tobacco company launches life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2019
... sustainability report outlines its efforts to "unsmoke" the world. It aims to help 40 million smokers switch to its smoke-free products by 2025. Global chief executive Andre Calantzopoulos said: "We're often asked, 'Can a tobacco company be sustainable?' ...

IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
IFM Investors is set to acquire a North American pipeline operator via its global infrastructure fund, adding to its assets in the region. IFM entered a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding public common units of NYSE-listed Buckeye Partners ...

Industry fund fined over independent advice claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... "independent advice" in a recorded telephone message via its main contact number. The recorded telephone message referred to a free consultation available to members with an Industry Fund Services licensed financial planner from about July 2016 to late ...