Plummer urges the financial services industry to take the data breach privacy act seriously in 2018

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Julian Plummer, Managing Director of Kamino Cyber Security (and Midwinter Financial Services) has urged advisers, accountants and superannuation funds to ensure that the new Australian mandatory data breach notification laws... Read more continue reading

Amazon’s Aussie entry: ‘Overhyped but offshore lessons aplenty’

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Martin Currie Australia, a leading Australian equity affiliate of Legg Mason, believes Australian retail sector can, by and large, cope with the arrival of Amazon and that the most vulnerable... Read more continue reading

Probability is power but numbers alone can’t change behaviour

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Uncertainty is a fundamental part of investing. The outcome of fluctuations in economies, markets, asset classes, regulations and investor behaviour is never more than a probability. Monte Carlo simulation can... Read more continue reading

Populism: alive and kicking

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The German Election Last June, after the “Brexit” referendum—the U.K.’s unexpected vote to leave the European Union (EU)—market participants began to worry that Brexit signaled the beginning of the end of the great... Read more continue reading

Regnan calls for greater disclosure on people strategy

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Regnan has called for greater transparency by large corporates about their longer term people strategy in the face of a very disruptive environment. To support this outcome, Regnan has launched... Read more continue reading

It’s time to auction your loan: Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist Barry Lambert warns hard times ahead for borrowers

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With Australian banks beginning the cycle of raising interest rates, the writing is on the wall for Australian borrowers. For most Australians, the family home is the greatest asset, with... Read more continue reading

SMSF sector loses out under new industry education & professional standards

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Although he welcomes the financial service sector’s education and professional standards introduced into Parliament last year, industry consultant and former planner John Wiseman says the new changes have overlooked a... Read more continue reading

A Final Word on Trowbridge

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A Final Word on Trowbridge LIF is upon us, and a retrospective gnashing and wailing is not particularly helpful. But it should serve as a warning for the future –... Read more continue reading

CER – Comparative Emerging Regulations

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Since FSRA hit the market in 2004, NZ observers have been watching the progress and developments of the post-regulatory experience in the financial services industry in Australia. With the introduction... Read more continue reading

Political revolution hits America

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Much like the BREXIT vote, which seemed doomed at the end by the assassination of a key “Remain” politician that was deemed to make many “Leave” voters think their movement... Read more continue reading