FPA announces impending Money & Life website launch

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced it will soon launch Money & Life, an online destination designed to help Australians improve their financial wellbeing. The site will... Read more continue reading

Investors focus on state polling as U.S. election nears

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With less than a week to go until the U.S. presidential election, investor anxiety about tomorrow’s outcome is running high, as evidenced by the recent move in risk assets. So... Read more continue reading

FPA’s Dare to Dream Campaign – inspiring Australia to dream! (Part 3)

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As part of the recent 16th Financial Planning Week the FPA have assembled some resources about the importance of financial independence, and the benefits of a financial plan for all... Read more continue reading

The money or the time?

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According to IOOF, time and money are both valuable commodities. Financial advice, however, has traditionally considered money, such as investment returns above a benchmark, as the measure of the value... Read more continue reading

US overtakes Australia to build biggest homes

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CommSec Home Size Trends Report Australia had been building the biggest homes in the world. But based on data commissioned by CommSec from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia has... Read more continue reading

New rules about identifying clients involved in property transactions

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From 1 May 2016 a new set of rules came into place in various States about client identification for the purposes of registration of property dealings. The transitional period ended... Read more continue reading

FPA’s Dare to Dream Campaign – inspiring Australia to dream! (Part 2)

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As part of the recent 16th Financial Planning Week the FPA have assembled some resources about the importance of financial independence, and the benefits of a financial plan for all... Read more continue reading

One in four Australian workers financially stressed

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Financial stress is now a fact of life for more than one in four Australian workers who say they have low confidence in their financial position and find it difficult... Read more continue reading

FPA’s Dare to Dream Campaign – inspiring Australia to dream! (Part 1)

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As part of the recent 16th Financial Planning Week the FPA have assembled some resources about the importance of financial independence, and the benefits of a financial plan for all... Read more continue reading

Business confidence drops but 12 month economic outlook improves

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Confidence among small and medium businesses dropped this quarter, rebalancing from a five year high last quarter to register a net balance score of +38 (previously +44) according to the... Read more continue reading