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Financial planning

Demand for finance and accounting professionals in the financial services industry is expected to remain subdued over the first quarter of 2013, according to the 'Robert ...

Financial planning

In order to meet clients’ changing demands, financial planners need to review their standard practices – especially with regards to return projections, writes Fiducian’s ...

Editorial

Janine Mace looks at a better-than-expected performance of emerging markets, though challenges still remain....

Financial planning

Australians are prioritising their savings over mortgage repayments in 2013, according to ING DIRECT....

Funds management

Growth funds posted the strongest gains for the year ending 2012, spurred on by positive returns in listed shares and property, according to new research from Chant West....

Financial planning

Many baby boomers would prefer to handle their own affairs, according to a new superannuation survey....

Funds management

Global fund managers have expressed a positive outlook on equities in the first quarter of 2013, with 75 per cent holding an overweight view and 25 per cent holding a neu...

Financial planning

First home buyers appear to have retreated from the market, according to new data released this week by mortgage broker AFG....

Financial planning

Financial planners are increasingly looking to invest in Asia via exposure to luxury goods manufacturing in developed regions, according to Investment Trends....

Editorial

Dr Shane Oliver argues we should expect another year of reasonable returns, despite lurking risks....

Funds management

New data on ETFs reveals solid growth in 2012, bringing the value of industry to $6.4 billion in Australia....

Life/Risk

Risk premium inflows and sales have once again achieved double-digit growth, with TAL and CommInsure emerging as success stories of 2012, according to Plan for Life figur...

Financial planning

The margin lending industry has recorded a decline of $42 billion from five years ago to $12.7 billion as at September 2012 - but a large number of investors intend to st...

Financial planning

The clear lack of competition in the mortgage broking space has been highlighted once again by the Commonwealth Bank increasing its stake in Aussie Home Loans to 80 per c...

Financial planning

DEXUS Property Group has extended its exposure to the Sydney office market, announcing this month that it had exchanged contracts to acquire interests in a portfolio of t...

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