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Financial planning

New Rabobank research reveals that the global economic crisis is undermining rural confidence despite favourable seasonal conditions and lower input costs. ...

Financial planning

Over half of investors say they are unlikely to increase investments in existing products over the next quarter, while around a third are likely to invest more....

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Financial planning

In light of Storm Financial and the general market downturn, the industry faces key issues in relation to gearing, writes Dominic McCormick....

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Financial planning

With the worst not necessarily behind us, the global financial crisis needs to be tackled with more than just conventional remedies....

Financial planning

It's tough times ahead, but the response by government and a drop in interest rates will ease us through difficult times....

Editorial

The financial services industry largely failed to protect its clients through the market decline. A focus on robust market valuation and a willingness to adjust portfolio...

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Financial planning

The interest rates being offered to small businesses during a time when other forms of interest are falling will be one focus of a federal inquiry into banking and financ...

Financial planning

Private equity manager warns of consequences of balance sheet recession and the long haul out....

Editorial

'Noticeable improvement' in housing loan demand....

Financial planning

Bank to pass on 1 per cent interest rate cut to new mortgagees....

Financial planning

Aims to deliver ASX 200 growth....

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Financial planning

Borrowers concentrate on reducing costs....

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Funds management

Significant property value declines and a drop in the value of AEZ's hedging contracts lead to breach of financial covenants....

Funds management

Current global environment makes property investing attractive....

Financial planning

Increase in fees will have little effect on fund performance....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months 1 week ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

3 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 2 weeks ago

ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

3 weeks 6 days ago

A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

3 weeks 4 days ago

A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

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