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CFS reaches out to advisers via FirstTech app

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017
... of FirstTech upgrading its overall digital offering. "Advisers need to be armed with the latest in analysis and updates on rule changes more than ever, particularly after the recent period of significant regulatory change," Day said. "Our upgrade follows ...

Brexit endangers EU asset manager passport

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2017
Australian financial services companies relying on regional headquarters in London to access the European Union - essentially 28 countries - hangs in the balance once Brexit is finalised. Statistics from the Financial Conduct Authority show about 5500 ...

MLC Life partners to accelerate underwriting process

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2017
The underwriting process is about to get easier for customers of MLC Life Insurance as the firm becomes the first in Australia to offer UK underwriting rules engine UnderwriteMe. Partnering with the engine's proprietary owner Pacific Life Re, MLC Life ...

EU markets directive to reshape global alternatives

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
Half of alternative asset managers with offices outside the European Union will apply the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) policies globally - for those firms delegating portfolio management to a third country, this figure ...

Australian property love affair cannot please everyone

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
The just-released RBA Financial Aggregates report for May show that Australia's credit state of affairs continues. Total private sector credit growth inched up from 4.9% in the year to April to 5% last month. While this put a stop to the four straight ...

ASIC bans ex-AMP adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
ASIC permanently banned a Perth-based financial adviser for acting dishonestly and breaching his best interest duties in providing superannuation and insurance advice. David Fong was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning between January ...

Super funds fight for financial inclusion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
Industry superannuation funds VicSuper and HESTA are among 30 organisations forming the national Financial Inclusion Action Plan, driving inclusion and resilience for adults who are experiencing financial exclusion. The initiative, facilitated by Good ...

Looming super reforms benefit millions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017
... to Retirement (TTR) pension and a further 100,000 with such a pension arrangement in an SMSF will also be affected by the rule changes. Urging consumers to prepare for the new super rules, Fahy said: "Talk to your fund and make sure you understand how ...

A year on from Brexit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2017
It's been 12 months since the Brexit referendum, and Natixis Global Asset Management says the outlook for Brexit has become even more unclear, with Theresa May's failed election manoeuver further muddying the water. Natixis' chief market strategist ...

Cooling property market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) would be pleased with the National Statistician's latest update on residential property prices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures ...