Traders driven to distraction during World Cup

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Don’t bother calling your broker when the World Cup is on the TV. Analysis of share volumes shows there is a noticeable dip in the number of trades during World... Read more continue reading

If you can’t answer these questions, you don’t have a financial plan!

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Apparently eight out 10 Australians don’t get any formal financial advice. Earlier this year ASIC found that while 44 per cent of Australians said they have a short-term financial plan... Read more continue reading

Brexit was so 2016

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Two years after the Brexit referendum, stunningly little progress has been made in executing the withdrawal. That lack of progress has in turn led to a lack of clarity on... Read more continue reading

How advice practices benefit from early ratings on new funds

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In the past month Zenith has been the first Australian research house to rate three new funds from Airlie Funds Management and Firetrail Investments, and as Zenith’s Head of Equities... Read more continue reading

Moneysoft calls on financial planners to help clients understand their expenditure

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Financial planners need to broaden their role and help clients understand their household expenses in the wake of the Royal Commission’s damning revelations. Australian households have racked up record levels... Read more continue reading

Australian corporations unprepared for new leasing standards

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Australian businesses do not fully understand and have not prepared for the implications of the new IFRS 16 leasing standard that comes into effect from 1 January 2019, according to... Read more continue reading

Retirees’ spending falls faster than expected into old age

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The financial services industry may have underestimated the dramatic falloff in retiree spending as they age, according to a Milliman analysis of real-world expenditure data. The median retired couples’ expenditure... Read more continue reading

ANZ OnePath: Mental health and wellness issues are changing insurance

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Mental health and wellness issues are transforming the insurance sector, with more than 23 per cent of income protection claims now involving a mental health condition. In response, insurers are... Read more continue reading

How to teach kids good financial habits

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It can be tough knowing the right way to teach kids about money and how it works when finance and payments is such a rapidly changing area. The increasingly digital... Read more continue reading

The bank of Mum and Dad

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It’s a recent addition to the lexicon, but this phrase has become widely used and is one that a growing number of Australians can relate to. In this article, Centuria... Read more continue reading