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Financial planning

As the Reserve Bank of Australia vows to hold off extending bond yields beyond 0.10% after April 2024, First Sentier believes an earlier move cannot be ruled out....

Funds management

Investors are seeking the safe havens of cash amid rising bond yields as a cash exchange traded fund sees the highest inflows in April, according to BetaShares, and appea...

Expert Analysis

As rising concerns mount about rising inflations, writes Joel Connell, will this be a prompt for market participants to focus on key fundamentals which have been ignored ...

Financial planning

Fears about inflation are premature and overplayed and could impact investors’ portfolios, according to deVere Group....

Expert Analysis

Unlisted property funds are an alternative option for investors, writes Hamish Wehl, as they search for income in a low-rate world. ...

Funds management

The high valuations of technology firms could be challenged if inflation is to rise quickly, according to fund managers....

Funds management

Entering a recession, a presidential victory and a record-low rate cut are among events to have rocked markets in the second half of the year....

Funds management

As we continue to see a shift in policy, it will be a case of “lower for even longer” for yields, according to Schroders....

Financial planning

Australian retirees now need to look for a new approach to income as outdated portfolio strategies have been vulnerable to low interest rates and share market volatility,...

Expert Analysis

Rates are likely to be lower for longer globally, writes Daniel Gerard, so it is up to advisers to help adjust their clients’ return expectations to the new rate environm...

Funds management

The decision by central banks to cut interest rates to record lows has left investors feeling like there’s no alternative to going into equities....

Financial planning

The country may be in a recession with record low interest rates but it can still expect cash returns of 0.2% in 2021. ...

Financial planning

A group of experts surveyed believe banks may increase variable mortgage rates independent of the Reserve Bank of Australia in an attempt to recoup losses....

Financial planning

The second lockdown in Melbourne could see the Reserve Bank of Australia needing to cut rates further, after holding at 0.25% yesterday for the fifth consecutive month....

Financial planning

Interest rates may be low and dividend payments doubtful, but a Money Management Retirement Incomes webinar panel has agreed there is a continuing and necessary role for ...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 3 weeks ago

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

6 months ago

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

8 months ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

2 weeks 3 days ago

ASIC has banned two advisers from the same advice firm for giving clients inappropriate superannuation advice that was not in their best interests. ...

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