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Superannuation

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

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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...

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Superannuation

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

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Funds management

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

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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....

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Editorial

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

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Superannuation

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

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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. ...

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Superannuation

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

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Superannuation

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

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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. ...

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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....

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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. ...

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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. ...

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Superannuation

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

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

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