 ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016 If you ask industry consultant John Wiseman, the waves of baby boomers entering retirement are about to hit a perfect storm: longer lifespans, insufficient savings and record low interest rates. As recently published in Financial Standard, Wiseman said ... Read more  ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016 ... circulation" (for a 3:1 bang for your buck ratio). But this is actually not the point and it's why the superannuation industry, if it wants to address the challenge of providing financial advice, must first distinguish between providing financial advice ... Read more  DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 23 MAY 2016 ... supplement the Age Pension - a view synonymous with the Financial System Inquiry recommendation. Sections of the super industry have labelled Morrison's Budget as the biggest shake-up in more than a decade. For such a big and sudden call the industry ... Read more ANDREW HAGGER | FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016 ... worthy national priority and requires a multi-faceted approach from policy makers, community and consumer groups, and industry. Now more than ever, we need the courage to have this conversation and understand how Australians identify themselves and discover ... Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016 ... Scheme. Admittedly the afternoon concurrent session was attended by a snapshot of those at the conference and the wider industry in general, but the response still surprised me. In a financial services world where big data and analytics are industry ... Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016 ... the second consecutive year - whoopee! Planners' lowest rating follows a series of scandals in the financial services industry, including areas such as superannuation and self-managed super funds (SMSFs). Newspaper journalists have copped a bad rap for ... Read more DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015 ... wave of impressive super admin products. At a recent event for young super professionals an idea was thrown about that industry super funds may be ripe for digital disruption. Albeit a brief discussion mostly led by a financial services chief executive ... Read more  DARREN STEVENS | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015 ... way into the traditional banking domain. On the back of this experience, the key question is whether the superannuation industry - including self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) providers - are destined to suffer the same fate? While extensive regulation ... Read more STEVEN LEACH , CHRIS STEVENS , JIM CHRISTENSEN | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015 ... Awards' Chief Financial Officer of the Year. Joining REST post the Global Financial Crisis, Stevens explains the industry fund held its own during a tumultuous period and was well served by its long term view - both with investments and a supportive ... Read more ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015 ... challenges to the broader business ecosystem. Indeed if this is true, the biggest victim of the Uber effect won't be the taxi industry but monolith gateway intermediary players such as financial services. Let me explain. Ever since Charles I in 1636 ... Read more |
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