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Powell backflips on rates pushing back RBA cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2024
... delayed, knock-on effects from geopolitical tensions also contribute to the likelihood of inflation spikes," he said. "A good example of this is the Red Sea Crisis more than tripling shipping prices. Last time shipping prices spiked, we didn't feel that ...

The Aussie wealthtech firms that are 'most innovative'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2024
... especially as the industry continues to get wrapped up in the excitement of AI and other technological advancements. "... as good as the robots are, financial advice is still intrinsically about relationships and getting clients to articulate what matters ...

Will HNW firms re-enter retail advice?

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... manager, the private bank. I think what's exciting about that, for us in Australia is that opportunity to bring back the good side of vertical integration," she said. This will be an opportunity to look at it with "fresh eyes", she said, underscoring ...

Are indexes the next target for greenwashing investigations?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2023
... something in equities, but with bond funds with more complexity and a much larger universe, you can see how it happens." "A good question to ask is who bears the blame," Walsh said. "The product provider obviously bears the blame, but if I outsource ...

Anti-hawking laws could dampen super fund advice: Academic

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
... should be permitted to offer all advice and that the SoA requirements be reduced," he said. "Their advice should however be "good advice" - or presumably they should pay customers compensation if it is not. This would seem to be a significant step forward. ...

Treasury to scrap advice admin burdens, boosts intra-fund advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2023
... advice warning (Recommendation 2). Non-relevant providers will be able to provide personal advice (Recommendation 3) and the Good Advice Duty will be implemented. Under Recommendation 4, the Good Advice Duty applies to all relevant providers (qualified ...

AI in ESG: Risk or opportunity?

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023
... services. "The biggest challenge is around the quality and transparency of data," Cairns said. "The outputs of AI are only as good as the data that's fed in. AI also needs to be trained and maintained. "At this stage, even developers of AI can't ...

FS Sustainability reveals ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2023
... professionals on this list work at a variety of companies from financials, to fast moving consumer goods to mining, with the common good of protecting the long-term performance of their companies across a vast range of material ESG issues. "In addition ...

Finfluencers bridge financial advice gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... Squad Podcast, points to Molly Benjamin, founder of the Ladies Finance Club, who joined forces with a financial adviser, as a good example of how advisers can work with finfluencers in a referral capacity in the same way as an accountant or mortgage ...

Why clients fire their financial adviser

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
... relationship. Many clients said there were mismatched values and were not able to trust the adviser or they did not have a good rapport, which led to their firing. The good news is that out of the 3003 survey participants, only 185 or 6% of the population ...
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