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More adviser participation needed to shape ethics code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Financial advisers must consult on the draft code of ethics as it contains vague standards the industry has never previously been required to adhere to. While it is already expected that advisers comply with a raft of legal obligations, wealthdigital ...

Advice fintech shutters Sydney office

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
As part of a strategic review, an ASX-listed Australian fintech targeting the financial advice market will close its Sydney office and reduce three sales and customer service staff. Intiger said the decision came about because the review "reaffirmed ...

NSW Treasury appoints productivity commissioner

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... across Government. NSW Treasury said an online portal has been set up for citizens and businesses to identify regulatory problem areas and provide fresh ideas. Achterstraat has previously served as an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney's Graduate ...

BlackRock confirms iShares delisting timetable

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... 30%, but if Australians submitted a form to the US tax authorities, they can reduce it to 15%, Howie said. He said the problem is the US taxation process isn't easy to understand and Australians must be re-certified every three years - which can be frustrating ...

Chief economist update: BOE fails market expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2018
... GDP growth forecast of around 1.75%. But above-target inflation, rather than slowing growth is the BOE's more pressing problem. The slowing trend in growth in consumer prices has made it less pressing. Headline CPI declined to 2.5% in the year to March ...

BlackRock restructures iShares ETFs

KANIKA SOOD, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... distribution is 30%, but if Australians submitted a form to the US tax authorities, they can reduce it to 15%. Howie said the problem is the US taxation process isn't easy to understand and Australians must be re-certified every three years - which can ...

Women less prepared for retirement: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... for retirement, despite 69% acknowledging superannuation is crucial for their financial future. BT further outlined the problem, citing Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) findings which demonstrate the retirement savings of women ...

AMP becomes class action target

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
IMF Bentham is the latest firm to finance proposed class action proceedings against AMP in light of evidence at the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry. The litigation funding group said it ...

What makes a tech company attractive for HNW investors?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
As artificial intelligence (AI) disrupts technology over the next decade, tech companies could make for key investments in portfolios of HNW and UHNW individuals, according to a four-person panel led by Crestone Wealth Management in Sydney earlier this ...

First Super to vote against AMP board

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
Following a recommendation from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), triggered by findings from the Royal Commission, First Super said it would vote against the re-election of AMP's board at the upcoming annual general meeting. ...