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Australia missing out on $34.5bn tech opportunity

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... resulting in an estimated $34.5 billion of additional economic output (GDP) in the year 2020 measured in 2014 prices. The study notes that Australia has high internet usage, with 87% of households connected to the internet, but it scores poorly on creating ...

Advisers need to provide multi-pronged services

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... service over time. This is the key finding of Investment Trends' 2014 Advice & Limited Advice Report, which was based on a study of 6,256 Australians conducted at the end of 2014. There was a significant gap between expected and actual costs of financial ...

Productivity Commission to explore financial services exports

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... financial services and health care have enormous growth opportunities across Asia," said the announcement. The Commission's study will focus on financial services, as well as the education, health services, information technology, professional services ...

Women in Super launches executive education scholarships

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... two organisations makes sense, said Coggin, given AGSM's concentrated push in promoting equal participation for women in study and business. The scholarships were announced at the Women in Super lunch in Sydney last week where Pauline Vamos, chief executive ...

Embrace client interests or wither on the vine, advisers told

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... budgetary pressure and super will be an obvious place to look for revenue. Technology will also challenge our industry. An EY study found financial services is sector most likely to be disrupted by technologies such as robo advice. "Right now, advisers ...

Finance minister seeks interest from property investors

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... and West Block and Anzac Park East and West, all of which are located in the Parliamentary Triangle. An ongoing scoping study is addressing alternative uses for these buildings with respect to their location, cultural significance and future maintenance ...

FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... said. Practicing advisers should not be expected to "leave their businesses to go back to university for three years, or study a part-time degree for six years," Anderson said. "We can't take them out of the market place and that's going to be a key ...

Twin Peaks model optimal for financial stability

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2015
... enforcement, operational independence from the government, a sound governance system and adequate resources. At the same time, the study also argues that a Twin Peaks system in itself can't prevent financial crises or misconduct and consumer abuse within ...

Decline in practice valuations bottoms out

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2015
... became more astute, banks implemented tighter credit policy and sale valuations of businesses were impacted." The complete study can be downloaded here.

Baby boomers should be wary of generic advice

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... is too generic and risky due to overexposure to growth assets, a Centre for International Finance and Regulation (CIFR) study has found. The CIFR study examined common Australian financial advice methods to determine their viability for investors over ...