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Financial planning

This was the end of unlimited, tax-effective superannuation, but investors could use bonds as an alternative, according to Centuria. ...

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Financial planning

Digital financial advice will be the expected service offering by financial planning businesses in 2017, and they will not have to refund fees due to non-service, Ignitio...

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Funds management

Global dividends fell to $281.7 billion in the third quarter, down four per cent year-on-year, according to the Henderson Global Dividend Index....

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Superannuation

SuperConcepts has announced a partnership with DomaCom for SMSF trustees who want to gain access to property investments....

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News

IT solutions provider YTML has joined with business effectiveness company, BusinessBlades, and formed a new YTML offering for mid-tier firms....

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Life/Risk

Negative publicity engulfing risk and life insurance has had an adverse effect on consumer perception of the products, which has seen a drop in satisfaction levels. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has issued a warning on contrived trust arrangements that engineer a reduction in trust income in order to gain favourable tax breaks....

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News

HSBC has unveiled plans to open an Australian private banking office in order expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific private banking and wealth sector....

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Superannuation

Industry and retail median growth super fund returns have performed in line with each other with falls of 0.8 per cent following Trump’s victory, according to Chant West....

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Funds management

Investors preferred active managers, but would hunt around if they underperformed over one to three years, according to a survey from MFS and CoreData. ...

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Life/Risk

Independent reviews of retail advice and group in life insurance claims at CommInsure did not find inappropriate decline of claims, the Commonwealth Bank said....

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Superannuation

Former TAL chief executive, Jim Minto, said insurance via super is the most efficient and effective delivery mechanism....

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News

Interest from wealthy US citizens to remain in their homeland has crashed following the election of Republican candidate, Donald Trump, as the President Elect of the US. ...

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Financial planning

BTFG’s contributions to Westpac has declined by four per cent to $876 million in cash earnings thanks to weak results in wealth in a challenging environment. ...

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Funds management

Henderson Global Investors has celebrated its first anniversary since acquiring Perennial Fixed Interest and Perennial Growth Management in Australia....

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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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