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Financial planning
Milana Pokrajac looks at some of the challenges and opportunities financial planners can expect over the next 12 months. ...
Superannuation
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investors have helped drive WAM Capital to a record pre-tax profit. ...
Superannuation
WAM Capital reports record pre-tax profit on back of strong SMSF interest....
Superannuation
Australians aged over 55 have refocused on their retirement, according to specialist SMSF advisory firm Crowe Horwath. ...
Financial planning
The threat of regulatory change has outranked cyber crime and PR disasters as the greatest risk to the financial services industry, a survey shows. ...
Financial planning
Over 55s have finally recovered from the post-Global Financial Crisis (GFC) malaise that prevented them from retiring, an SMSF adviser says. ...
Superannuation
The superannuation savings pool should be used for big ticket capital investment in the economy, according to the ISA....
Superannuation
Industry funds are aligning with retail – but scale will make competition difficult....
Financial planning
AIOFP chairman seeks to clarify status of proposed member defence fund....
Funds management
The lack of retirement preparedness by small business owners continues to be a major concern, according to a strategic business adviser....
Financial planning
James Kenny’s passion for educating up-and-coming stars of the profession saw him take home the 2013 Financial Planner of the Year award, Kate Cowling reports. ...
Editorial
Brandywine’s Francis Scotland tells Mike Taylor that a continuing hang-over from the GFC may lead negative investors to miss the growth train in 2014....
Superannuation
APRA reports super assets have risen again over the 12 months to September 2013...
Superannuation
Super funds are on track to deliver their highest calendar year returns since the GFC, research shows....
Financial planning
New report shows financial planners are allocating more new client investments to international assets than at any time since the global financial crisis. ...
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