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Chief economist update: China's beef with Australia

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... ancillary sectors that service the industry. China's trade ban/boycott could expand to other commodity and services - education and tourism - exports should Beijing's beef with Canberra persist. Sadly, Australia would hurt more than it would ...

CBA sells 55% of CFS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... channels. They will also benefit from modernised technology in the superannuation offering and better access to member education, support and self-service tools. CBA anticipates financial advisers will also find greater ease in doing business with CFS ...

FASEA extension to pass next week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... "COVID-19 has arrived at a time when the industry was busy responding to the Royal Commission and working though new education requirements. "The health pandemic has put things into perspective and right now it is essential that financial planners are ...

SMSF Association appoints deputy chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... addition to his role as deputy chief executive of the association, Burgess has also been appointed director of policy and education. SMSF Association chair Andrew Hamilton said the board was "delighted" to bring Burgess back into the fold, while chief ...

ME Bank saga could impact super funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
ME Bank has come under fire after customers received letters telling them the redraw balances on their mortgages had been dramatically slashed without any warning. One letter from ME Bank, seen by Financial Standard, showed a customer's redraw balance ...

Superannuation startup launches raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2020
... nothing beforehand," GigSuper co-founder Peter Stanhope said. The fund will put the money towards client acquisition, education resources and building a native app. GigSuper believes it can be cash flow positive in three years with about 11,000 members. ...

AMP hangs on to AFLPA mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2020
... insurance premiums, investment performance, diversified MySuper portfolios, and AMP's comprehensive financial wellness and education programs, were all identified by the AFLPA as reasons for their decision. "AFL football is an important part of so many ...

Local financial sector to lose $3.5bn plus

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... the world's largest or second largest gas exporter, that's draining dollars we'd otherwise be earning." Education, utilities, public sector, farming and transliteration are the most resilient to COVID shutdowns and will each lose $2 billion ...

Compliance worse than COVID-19

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... solution? "Consolidation of adviser obligations, shortening SoA endorsed by AFCA and ASIC for AFSLs to follow, maintain high education standards and a more level playing field (a review of current legislation itself and the yawning gap between what is ...

The blame game

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... suggested that there should be consideration for the addition of a fourth pillar in the retirement income system; advice and education, to help members make better decisions. "If regulators and policymakers go down the route of a handful of larger funds ...