New tools to help advisers and investors build corporate bond portfolios

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ACBC launches new website to support education and investment in XTBs The Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) has launched a new website with enhanced features and tools to help advisers... Read more continue reading

What to do when it all goes pear shaped?

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The financial planning sector has faced enormous change in recent years. The velocity and frequency of this change is unlikely to diminish. It’s essential that financial planners have the skills... Read more continue reading

SuiteBox wins global KPMG Fintech Innovation Challenge

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Auckland and Sydney-based technology company SuiteBox has won global recognition by taking out the Mobile Category in the KPMG Fintech Innovation Challenge, organised by Matchi. The global challenge aims to... Read more continue reading

Business confidence jumps to highest level in almost five years

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Business confidence has jumped to its highest level since March 2011, registering a net balance of +39, according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI) survey. The survey shows more... Read more continue reading

New accounting treatment on leases can impact small businesses

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Small business owners such as retailers or distributors who lease their premises could find themselves being forced to renegotiate the terms of their bank loans in the wake of a... Read more continue reading

Searching for choice and flexibility in education savings

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Parents want choice, flexibility, and an assurance they won’t be locked into a pre-determined future when looking at options for saving for their children’s education, but not all options offer... Read more continue reading

Insurance bonds can avoid bequest trap

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An often overlooked investment can give parents in blended families certainty that their nominated beneficiaries will receive their bequest without challenges from disgruntled family members. An insurance on bond is... Read more continue reading

Complacency breeds failure – only the paranoid survive

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Information Security will be an integral driver in the FinTech space in 2016 and well beyond, suggests Julian Plummer – Managing Director of financial planning software provider, Midwinter. Quoting Andy... Read more continue reading

First home buyer level drops to 11-year low

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A reduction in the proportion of first-time home buyers in the market in November to its lowest level since June 2004 highlights the difficulty that many Australians face in buying... Read more continue reading

The 9 building blocks of a business which will stand the test of time

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Anybody who has had the privilege of seeing the Great Pyramids up close will recall how perfectly symmetrical and “in balance” they are from a distance as you approach them.... Read more continue reading