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Home owners are continuing to refinance their mortgages, even as the property rate remains flat, according to the latest Home Finance Index....
Policy & Regulation
Many financial planners have already decided that the legislation that emerges from the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will be unacceptable and ru...
Accounting
Accounting jobs are up around 20 per cent compared to the same time last year, despite a slight dip in the month of June, according to Ambition's Accounting Jobs Index....
Funds management
The property funds management sector is preparing for a period of growth, planning capital raising, hiring and acquisitions, according to a Property Funds Association mem...
Financial planning
Developed equity markets globally fell 1.79 per cent in June, but still fared better than emerging markets, which collectively fell 2.06 per cent for the month, according...
Superannuation
It may be another year before Australian superannuation fund returns regain the ground lost during the GFC....
Policy & Regulation
A Money Management survey has confirmed strong backing for a legal challenge to FOFA....
Funds management
Plan for Life data sees wraps dominating net inflows in challenging conditions....
Financial planning
Industry funds are set to outperform retail master trusts thanks to their specific allocations....
Financial planning
Shadforth Financial Group and Snowball Financial Solutions have completed the first stage of their planned merger, with more than 90 per cent of holders in Shadforth acce...
Superannuation
New Roy Morgan research has confirmed Australians are ill-prepared for retirement - but those who have obtained advice are better placed than most....
Financial planning
IOOF sweetens acquisition proposal for DKN and wins director support....
Financial planning
Investor manager sentiment grew more defensive in the second quarter of 2011 after a positive first quarter, according to Russell Investment's Investment Manager Outlook....
Superannuation
The number of investors allocating towards exchange-traded funds will increase 35 to 50 per cent in the next two years in the wake of the current proliferation of product...
Superannuation
SMSFs continue to dominate super assets, but are not fastest growing....
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...