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Increased scrutiny driving regtech need

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... together to empower organisations to be more proactive in identifying and remediating their own risk to minimise occurrences of poor and misleading advice reaching clients or being detected by ASIC. Red Marker chief executive Matt Symons said he was ...

Profit margin squeeze

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... reporting reduced spending by consumers due to a mix of increased household electricity costs, flat income growth, and relatively poor consumer confidence." Yes, Virginia, we're back to the problem that is Australian consumers. Apart from record high ...

Family offices put focus back on equities: Research

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2017
... survey of principles and executives among 262 family offices, the Global Family Office Report 2017 found that after a year of poor performance in 2015, family offices' average investment portfolio bounced back to a notable 7% return in 2016. North American ...

BEAR cracks down on executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2017
... starting a business, and saving and investing for retirement. It is therefore important that mechanisms are in place to deter poor behaviour and provide for accountability where standards of behaviour are not met," Morrison said. Treasury is receiving ...

Hiking life premiums is short-term thinking: ANZ Wealth

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
Life insurers need "common sense" when designing more affordable products that are sustainable for consumers and will create sustainable businesses for financial advisers, according to a new ANZ whitepaper. ANZ Wealth's Life insurance: The case for ...

Labor rejects ASIC chair nominee

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... Prime Minister and Treasurer were so foolhardy as to proceed with this appointment, this matter would go directly to the poor judgement of the Prime Minister and Treasurer," Bowen said.

AMP launches LIF-ready resource

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... should include a random and targeted sample of life insurance advice, in addition to an improved analysis on the causes of poor advice, "so that we can be more confident in terms of the real message about the quality of life insurance advice," he said. ...

DomaCom and ASIC reach agreement on retirement products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2017
... self-funding and can also be used to facilitate intergenerational wealth strategies. "Many retirees are asset rich and cash poor; this product will enable them to unlock the value of their home while also giving them control and the ability to remain ...

Holistic wealth management solutions remain advice key: NAB

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 12 SEP 2017
... fall into one of three key investor personas. The delegator - knows the importance of managing their wealth, but is too time poor to do it themselves and consults a financial adviser. The validator - wants support and advice to help them manage their ...

The disconnect at the heart of financial services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
Many investment professionals are fundamentally disconnected from the true value of their industry - and their firms suffer as a result. This is the conclusion reached by State Street Global Advisors head of portfolio strategists Asia-Pacific Jonathan ...