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

Financy Women’s Index shows improvement as #PressforProgress campaign continues momentum for equality

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Female economic measure finds that Australian women are progressing on jobs, super, pay and education but not on boards. More Australian women are taking advantage of opportunities to progress in... Read more continue reading

Ethics and mental health in financial planning

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It’s a disturbing statistic. Each year, one in five Australians suffer from a mental illness; it is the third leading cause of disability burden in Australia[1]. Ethical practice underpins the... Read more continue reading

Family trusts – a growing force in the Australian economy

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Family trusts have always been an important structure for business planning, tax planning and estate planning, mainly due to their tax efficiency, asset protection, flexibility and succession possibilities. Increasingly, they... Read more continue reading