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Superannuation has become the vehicle of choice for Australians when it comes to paying insurance premiums. However, for wealth professionals there are a number of consid...

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Funding life insurance through super offers a number of advantages for both clients and advisers. However, maximising the cash flow and super benefits requires smart stra...

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Holding life insurance inside super can be a cost-effective solution for clients, as well as providing strategic planning opportunities for wealth professionals....

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Local government’s growing role in our lives has made it imperative to boost financial performance. But with a global survey showing a lack of clear benefits from reform,...

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Income protection (IP) insurance is a must for clients seeking protection for their biggest asset, namely their ability to earn an income. However, there are a few traps ...

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Remember the halcyon period prior to the global financial crisis (GFC), when nearly all asset classes showed strong returns and choosing the right investment manager made...

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The boom is over: long live the boom. A greying developed world, China’s slowdown and the faltering performance of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Afric...

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The market or economic cycle can be an investor’s best friend or worst enemy. How can asset allocation help financial planners, wealth managers and other investors take a...

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Asset allocation may have fallen out of favour prior to the GFC, but it is now critical to investment returns. That is the key finding of a new report from AMP Capital, w...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

4 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

4 months 2 weeks ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

6 months 2 weeks ago

Commonwealth Bank has formally dropped to zero advisers following LGT Crestone’s acquisition of its advice arm – some six years on from the Hayne royal commission. ...

1 week 3 days ago

ASIC has banned a former NSW adviser from providing advice for 10 years for investing at least $14.8 million into a cryptocurrency-based scam. ...

3 days 7 hours ago

ASIC has issued a warning to financial advisers to ensure they are complying with client consent requirements when entering into ongoing fee arrangements....

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