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DEXX&R projects the total financial services market will grow by 8 per cent per annum to reach $3,372 billion by December 2021....
Financial planning
Active portfolio management will be the key to success in current financial markets rather than a reliance on investment products alone....
Financial planning
The number of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) using a RG146-compliant financial adviser has continued to decline, sitting at 52 per cent, according to Investmen...
Superannuation
According to the chief executive of SPAA, Andrea Slattery, ATO figures showing SMSF fees decreasing prove SMSFs are well-positioned to compete with other superannuation s...
Financial planning
Australian companies are lagging most of the world when it comes to sustainability reporting, and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is considering naming...
Superannuation
ATO reveals 70 per cent of superannuation fund members hit by ECT problems last financial year would have received refunds under the new regime....
Financial planning
Retail funds grew 4.6 per cent in the March quarter to $510 billion but were still down slightly over a 12-month period, according to Plan For Life data....
Editorial
Like their foreign counterparts, Australian bonds seem to have gone from risk-free return to return-free risk. Matthew Drennan explains why bonds are not the safe haven, ...
Superannuation
According to APRA's superannuation overview for March 2012, total contributions have risen from the March 2011 quarter, although employers are stepping up for members who...
Funds management
Total retail and wholesale funds under management and administration grew 4.8 per cent to $813 billion in the March quarter, according to DEXX&R....
Life/Risk
The 10 biggest life insurers paid out just under $4 billion in claims in 2011 - up 11.4 per cent from 2010, according to research conducted by The Risk Store....
Funds management
Over the past 20 years, Australian shares have outperformed residential investment property and fixed interest, according to the latest Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term ...
Editorial
One of the areas where the cycle of pessimism and optimism offers regular interesting opportunities is listed investment companies, writes Dominic McCormick....
Financial planning
Deloitte's study of the reverse mortgage sector shows reverse mortgages are no longer favoured by financial planners despite the products' increasing growth....
Financial planning
With current market conditions to stay put for a long time to come, forward-thinking employers in the banking and financial services industry are going ahead with hiring ...
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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...