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NAB pushes planning career path

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
... advice," NAB FP general manager Tim Steele said. "By championing research in collaboration with our academic partners, we also hope the insights will be used to improve the work the industry does as a whole, and to help more Australians to access advice." ...

Proactive group releases life insurance guidance

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 MAR 2017
Superannuation funds and group life insurers now have a best practice guide to improve the quality and availability of insurance data for use across the industry. A collection of life insurance and superannuation bodies have released the best practice ...

Human Super pitches product designed for women

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAR 2017
Human Super, the latest superannuation product specifically crafted for women, will soon launch in Australia. Co-founded by Mike Walpole and Kuba Tymula, the product hopes to reach out to women who the co-founders see as massively underserved by the ...

Wednesday delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2017
Perhaps we'll have clearer skies by Wednesday. One that will affect economies and financial markets everywhere. Wednesday (or Tuesday night US time), is the day when US President Donald Trump speaks before the joint-session of Congress, where he, hopefully ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... inflation expectations (and even less pay hikes - usually tied to inflation), and so the circle goes. However, there's still hope that Gov Lowe's optimistic view that a "further slowing" is NOT "in prospect. The December quarter 2016 wages stats is old ...

Super funds receive guidance on RG97

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Three industry associations have released a joint guidance note to assist superannuation funds prepare for ASIC's deadline on new fee and cost disclosure requirements. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the Association of Superannuation ...

Fox urges advisers to become professionals

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2017
Professionalism, trust, and gaining public confidence were the key takeaway messages from AFA chief executive Brad Fox at this year's Genxt Connect Tour. Speaking to a crowded Sydney ballroom, Fox plead financial advisers to take the financial standards ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... than their part-time counterparts. However, the significant improvement in business confidence and conditions offer some hope. Unlike the seemingly inconsistent result from the December survey - where business conditions gained 4 points while business ...

ATO must reunite individuals with lost super: ASFA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
A peak superannuation body is calling on the federal government to increase its responsibility in reuniting Australians with millions of dollars in unclaimed super. In a pre-budget submission Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief ...

House passes professional standards bill

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2017
Federal laws which will affect the future of the financial planning industry passed the House of Representatives last night. The Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill, which was first introduced into Parliament in ...