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Freedom Insurance flags acquisition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2017
... business now exceeds $100 million in premium. Indirect policy sales which include third-party brokers and advisers associated with the group's Spectrum Wealth Advisers business grew 15% to $6.1 million. In addition to sales growth, chief executive and ...

Modern Silk Road presents investment jewel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... companies that will benefit from the Belt and Road initiative and provide investors with exposure to the likely growth associated with this theme," Quantifeed senior quantitative strategist Gaudi Schneider said. Stocks considered in the portfolio are ...

Advice at any age will enhance retirement: Sunsuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2017
... draining. Somewhere out there we need some way of transforming our conception of retirement away from recreation and the associated consumption and towards a re-creation of a higher purpose," Fahy said. "That would sit uncomfortably with many people. ...

New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... comprehensive version of the Australian accounting professional and ethical standards board standard APES230. He said the associated issues of trust, reputation and relevance are timeless. "For example, we've all been paying compulsory superannuation ...

Artificial intelligence provides adviser advantage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... capabilities they need to bridge analogue and digital worlds. They want to know how to take the culture and business models associated with dynamic start-ups and bring them into mature enterprises," Bordignon said. The e-book looks at 'The Exponential ...

ASIC and CBA discussing potential advice problem

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
... refunding disputed transactions on customers' cards, while the transaction itself was correctly reversed, certain charges associated with the disputed transactions were not always correctly adjusted. CBA will shortly commence refunding approximately ...

CBA chief executive will stand down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... customers were sold insurance that did not meet their needs. "One of ASIC's priorities is addressing poor consumer outcomes associated with add-on insurance, including CCI. Consumers should not be sold products that provide little or no benefit, and ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... Nankivell said. "As the trustee of the investments, iPartners applies a strict assessment of the risks and opportunities associated with each investment we facilitate." With 13 other shareholders including former Virgin co-chief executive David Baxby ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... the advice is not materially influenced by their own interests or those they are representing or with whom they are associated." Further, all those providing advice to retail clients will only be able to do so where competent. They must also ensure they ...

Australian dollar poses problem for RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... forecast," it said. "Based on historical relationships, a 10% appreciation of the trade-weighted exchange rate (that is not associated with higher commodity prices) would be expected to lower year-ended inflation by a little less than 1/2 percentage ...