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No more slack?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
It was the surprise that wasn't. US non-farm payrolls declined by 33,000 in September and it followed an upwardly revised 169,000 gain (from +156,000) in the previous month. Sure the extent of the fall was less than market consensus for a 100,000 addition ...

Advisers back higher education standards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017
An exclusive Financial Standard polling of the 2017 Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) awards finalists show overwhelming support for more stringent proficiency requirements - but the industry can still expect a major fallout from those who choose ...

Why advisers should revisit death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Three months after the super changes took effect, it's time for advisers to revisit the rules regarding death and disability benefits in conjunction with the transfer balance cap in estate planning strategies. According to IOOF head of technical services ...

NAB launches customer chatbot app

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
NAB is ramping up its virtual assistance technology with the launch of a new customer banking voice-based app. Customers owning a smartphone with Google Assistant or a Google Home device can use the Talk to NAB app to ask general banking questions such ...

Industry helps shape new adviser expectations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers' New Financial Advice Competency Framework white paper reveals a consensus among financial services professionals to understand knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. The white paper, produced in partnership with ...

Life insurance complaints down: FOS

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Disputes surrounding investments, advice and life insurance accounted for 9% of all disputes accepted at the Financial Ombudsman Service of Australia last financial year. In its annual report FOS outlined that of the 22,475 disputes it accepted over ...

Time to start factoring in an RBA rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017
Forget about the ANZ and NAB's call for the RBA to remove at least the "emergency accommodation" that brought the official cash rate to a record low of 1.5%. If the recent trend in Australian consumer spending - or in this case, not spending - continues ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... elder and indigenous leader as an independent director to its board. Joining the $2.6 billion fund's board from September is Tim Chatfield. He is currently the chief executive of a successful Aboriginal controlled health clinic, serving indigenous and ...

Traditional funds too apathetic to super start-ups

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
While the short-term impact of new players in the superannuation market might be overstated, established super funds should prepare for the long-term threat of such competition. That is the view of SuperEd chief customer officer James Coyle, who believes ...

TH Real Estate appoints head of debt from CBRE

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
TH Real Estate appointed a new head of debt for Australia. Martin Priestley joins TH Real Estate from CBRE, where headed up the debt and structured finance business for the Asia-Pacific region. Before that, he was managing director of Moss Capital ...