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Superannuation

APRA reports super assets have risen again over the 12 months to September 2013...

Financial planning

Mortgage brokers and aggregators have taken nearly half of the home loan market and are on track to break through the $120 billion mark for new loans written by the end o...

Superannuation

Super funds are on track to deliver their highest calendar year returns since the GFC, research shows....

Funds management

Strong personal savings and a positive economic outlook have seen financial comfort levels shoot to new highs, according to a survey. ...

Funds management

Investors expect the local stock exchange to surge ahead in the next year, but it won’t be enough to drag them away from burgeoning overseas markets, a survey suggests....

Editorial

John Vail and Hiroki Tsujimura outline their assessment of Japan’s economic reforms and the implications these will have for Australian investors. ...

Superannuation

Australia Post looks to offer digital services to super funds amid rapidly declining traditional revenues....

Financial planning

New report shows financial planners are allocating more new client investments to international assets than at any time since the global financial crisis. ...

Superannuation

Complex rules around consolidation and excessive paperwork are immobilising superannuation fund members, a survey has revealed. ...

Superannuation

Generation Y ignorant on superannuation despite efforts to educate consumers...

Editorial

Janine Mace writes that despite the mixed reputation they acquired in recent years, hedge funds may be in for a revival of interest among some investors. ...

Editorial

Although tax exemption when selling a person’s main residence is usually a routine matter, things can go badly wrong in some quite unexpected ways, writes Chris Ardagna....

Funds management

Australian investors’ appetite for overseas funds has spiked in the last month, with a growing proportion opting for multi-region investment, a survey shows. ...

Life/Risk

Around half of Australian adults are more likely to use the internet rather than visit a financial adviser or broker when researching or changing a financial product. ...

Superannuation

Increasing housing costs are straining single retirees’ pockets, according to new figures from ASFA....

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