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SMSFs no influence on housing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
The self-managed superannuation fund sector is no threat to homebuyers, according to the latest insights from Class. The software firm's latest SMSF Benchmark Report shows SMSFs' are not influencing high property prices because, as a sector, they have ...

Merlicek to retire, IOOF appoints new CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... Year. At the time Merlicek spoke to FS Super - The Journal of Superannuation Management, and said that CIOs were important figure heads who could impart their knowledge to younger colleagues. "I've come from an army background, where teams are real teams ...

Advice licensees must think digital

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... great step forward in an ever growing area of engagement for advice professionals; we need to continue to improve that figure with the support of the licensees and associations," Pearse said. The research also identifies a split in the Australian advice ...

Industry giant retires

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
Celebrated financial services figure Barry Lambert is retiring from the Class board of directors. Lambert, aged 70, said he is retiring to concentrate on campaign work for greenlight.support, an advocacy group which lobbies for patients to have access ...

Christmas not spent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Bah, humbug! This appears to be the message from the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest update on retail spending. The report showed that domestic retail sales fell by 0.1% in the month of December following a small 0.1% gain in the previous ...

Former Suncorp executive joins ME Bank

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2017
... 'income gains' over the past year - one of the lowest levels since the first survey in 2011 and down from the corresponding figure of 38% 12 months ago," Oughton said. However, the financial comfort of retirees has grown by 8% to 6.23 out of 10, attributable ...

Partners Life appoints new chairman

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... have directly worked in New Zealand, but the connection has always been a strong one for me." Minto is a revered industry figure with over 26 years' experience in the financial services sector. He spent nine years as managing director of TAL and is a ...

Celebrated sporting figure joins Pan-Tribal board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
A well-known figure in Australian sports will join the Pan-Tribal Asset Management board. Former Australian water polo representative Peter Kerr has been appointed as a non-executive director at Pan-Tribal, bringing with him extensive experience in ...

Low prices inflate RBA rate cut chances

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... quarterly increase in the previous three-month period and are lower than market expectations for a 0.7% pick-up. The latest figure takes the annual headline inflation rate to 1.5% from 1.3% third quarter and 1.0% in the second quarter. Inflation might ...

Activity and inflation going Yellen's way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
The latest activity and inflation figures out of the US fit in nicely with Fed Chair Janet Yellen's speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. Talking about "The Goals of Monetary Policy and How We Pursue Them", Yellen all but confirmed ...