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Superannuation

Superannuation industry executives have acknowledged the potential for funds to run into liquidity issues because of the downturn and risk to jobs in the travel, hospital...

Funds management

At the time of market turmoil investors and financial advisers tend to turn to defensive strategies, according to RARE Infrastructure....

Superannuation

Specialist advice for self-managed superannuation funds is necessary to navigate market turbulences caused by external factors, the SMSF Association says....

Funds management

Natixis Investment Managers has reduced its exposure to equities in light of coronavirus in expectation of higher volatility in stockmarkets....

Funds management

Passive funds could be a ‘penny-wise, pound-foolish trade’ as markets penalise price distortion, according to Ariel Investments....

Funds management

Investing in global equities can protect investors from a weaker Australian dollar, according to Plato Investment Management....

Funds management

Australian investors remain underexposed to China and should reconsider their allocations to be more than zero, according to VanEck....

Expert Analysis

Anthony Doyle finds that lowering interest rates does not always increase spending on consumption....

Financial planning

The industry took a “she’ll be right” attitude in the decade after the GFC where it acted as if nothing was wrong, according to ASIC commissioner James Shipton....

Superannuation

Super funds recovered from August’s falls and posted modest gains in September, according to superannuation research house SuperRatings....

Expert Analysis

Bennelong’s Julian Beaumont explains why it is futile to worry about the future of the economy and that a downturn is not on the horizon yet....

Funds management

The global economy is less resilient than 12 years ago at the onset of the financial crisis with the Euro area having seen the biggest decrease in resilience over the per...

Superannuation

More unintended consequences appear to have emerged from the Government’s changes to insurance inside superannuation, with superannuation funds reporting an uptick in cla...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has estimated that remediation provisioning by Australia’s major financial institutions has so far reached $9 billion...

Financial planning

Yesterday’s confirmation that Australia’s economy was at its weakest since the global financial crisis in 2009 should serve as a warning to the public to protect their lo...

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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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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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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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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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