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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Superannuation

29 Jul

SMSF individual trustee not viable

While setting up with an individual trustee in an SMSF may be a cheaper option, it eventually creates a false economy, Holley Nethercote argues....

Accounting

28 Jul

ASIC bans Sydney accountant

ASIC has banned a Sydney accountant from managing corporations for three years but allowed him to continue as director of his accounting practice....

Financial planning

28 Jul

Retirement at 60 redundant

The FSC-CBA Older Workers report showed age discrimination in the workplace had reduced in Australia, which was heartening given the longevity issues Australia faced. ...

Accounting

27 Jul

Business partnering hampering accountants

While hiring intentions were high among accountants, many were stumped in finding skilled candidates, particularly in business partnering....

Financial planning

27 Jul

GFC increased mental illness in financial sector

The GFC triggered self-reported mental health issues in the financial services industry, with around two-thirds of people negatively affected by work....

Financial planning

24 Jul

NAB refunds $25m for platform errors

NAB said it would compensate almost 62,000 customers after a review found errors and processes on its Navigator platform dating back to 2001, before NAB acquired Aviva in...

Superannuation

24 Jul

Planners lag on advising SMSFs

The number of SMSFs seeking advice fell for the eighth year in a row but this is not necessarily reflective of their advice needs....

Financial planning

23 Jul

Robo-advice not holistic

Robo-advice models in their current form don’t consider existing investments of investors, both inside and outside super, which could lead to negative outcomes....

Financial planning

22 Jul

Segmentation vital for client loyalty

Advisers must discard their one-size-fits-all approach to servicing clients if they are to increase client loyalty, referrals and revenue streams, AIA Australia said....