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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has claimed that a higher super guarantee would erode take-home pay....

Financial planning

The Asia Pacific now sits behind only North America in terms of high-net-worth individuals and the level of their wealth....

Financial planning

An asset swap proposal from a Canadian pension fund may see Macquarie end up with 85 per cent of Sydney Airport....

Financial planning

Snowball Group has announced that it has reached an acceptance rate of 61 per cent from Shadforth Financial Group Holdings shareholders for its offer to take over the com...

Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has claimed that the super clearing house is costing $177 per transaction due to lack of interest by small business....

Rate the raters

In Money Management’s annual Rate the Raters survey, Lonsec came out at the top of the pack, with Standard & Poor’s close behind. Ashleigh McIntyre analyses the results....

Editorial

With post-GFC investor confidence returning only slowly, a growing number of planners are placing their clients’ funds into direct shares. Paul Foster asks: is leaving on...

Superannuation

Advisers anticipate an increased administrative burden due to proposed changes around the administration of artworks and collectibles in SMSFs, and are likely to increase...

Financial planning

One in 10 adult Australians have misrepresented their personal financial circumstances when applying for credit, according to new research....

Financial planning

The directors of Shadforth Financial Group Holdings have led by example and accepted the takeover offer by Snowball Group for all of their shares....

Funds management

Australian private equity and venture capital returned 7.3 per cent over 2010, outperforming most major relevant benchmarks, according to the Cambridge Associates LLC Aus...

Financial planning

The continuation of the Government’s bank guarantee has seen a halving in the Australian cash trust business as markets generally struggle....

Financial planning

More mortgage brokers are looking to add financial planning to their skill set in a bid to future-proof their incomes, a new survey has revealed....

Financial planning

Capital protected products, which received a boost amid the uncertainty of the global financial crisis, are now being shunned by financial planners as too expensive and i...

Accounting

Finance and accounting practitioners have fared well in the latest round of salary surveys, receiving one of the highest pay increases across the board at 4.1 per cent....

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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