Malavika Santhebennur

Malavika Santhebennur

Malavika Santhebennur was a news and features financial services journalist at Money Management, part of Financial Express. She has previously written in various industrial publications at Cirrus Media, including mining, food, franchising, and health.

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A review into bankers’ pay and commissions has not identified any systemic issues that justified the complete scrapping of product based payments made to bank staff, the ...

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Accountants and financial advisers should use data analytical capabilities of artificial intelligence and robo-advice to enhance their services of providing financial gui...

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The new LIF laws due to come into effect this year are filled with holes and lacks clarity around what would happen if there was a change of licensee and/or adviser, a la...

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A law firm has warned on the restrictive definitions of what qualifies as a fixed trust for tax purposes, adding it must not be assumed a unit trust was necessarily a fix...

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A co-regulatory model in relation to ASIC’s responsibilities would boost ASIC’s capacity to fulfil its responsibilities, the IPA believes....

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Accounting firms have underestimated the impact of further study on their profit and productivity as accountants ramp up their education in light of SMSF licensing requir...

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SMSFs would be most affected by the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation, while the $1.6 million limit would increase flows into retail and industry funds....

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Australians were failing to reach their financial goals due to self-doubt, while there was a link between a lack of financial confidence and financial plan to save and in...

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ASIC has banned a Sydney adviser and representative of Brisbane-based Protect Ensure from providing financial services for three years for misleading and deceiving client...

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SMSF trustees placed the most trust in accountants ahead of financial advisers, but financial advisers remained the most used advice source by SMSFs despite usage levels ...

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