Aussies urged to manage a stable cash-flow this festive season

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More than 60 per cent of Aussies identify not having enough money to invest in retirement as the biggest barrier to retirement savings Only 30 per cent of Aussies feel... Read more continue reading

Australian household debt reaches record highs

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Average Australian household debt is four times what it was in 1988, rising from $60,000 to $245,000 after inflation, according to the latest AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth report –Buy now,... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital an early adopter of new compliance standards

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AMP Capital has transitioned the first of its retail products to the new regulatory  regime under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (FMC Act) a year ahead of  the required... Read more continue reading

Small Business Report supports the Findex/Crowe Horwath ‘trusted adviser’ approach

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The recently released Small Business Research Report prepared by research house BStar for the SMSF Association reinforces the new business model announced last month by Findex, the largest provider of... Read more continue reading

Investors pull back sharply from property investment

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Amanda Watt Australian investors are finally pulling back from pouring money into property, with new official data highlighting a pullback in investor home loans, which could help to take pressure... Read more continue reading

Three tips to retain your clients

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Acquiring a new client is said to be five-to-ten times more costly than retaining an existing one. Often though, in an attempt to build a successful business, the focus ends... Read more continue reading

Good to great: turning an ideas boom into business

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Leading Australian venture capital firm, OneVentures, has thrown its support behind the Federal Government’s Science and Innovation Package announced yesterday, welcoming tax incentives to stimulate early stage investing, visa reform... Read more continue reading

Single person advice practices are still viable and rewarding post FoFA – but new thinking is required

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The era of the single person advice practice is far from over and can still provide immense personal and commercial benefits and opportunities for professional financial practitioners in the post... Read more continue reading

Video: AdviserVoice/Zurich FinTech Lab – Episode 4, Suitebox

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Welcome to the fourth episode of the FinTech Lab video series. We give FinTech providers an opportunity to pitch their products, have them tested by a panel of advice professionals and be... Read more continue reading

WeChat: what the world can learn from China’s most popular messaging app

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Jeffrey Cleveland, principal and chief economist at LA-based Payden & Rygel, manager of GSFM’s Payden Global Income Opportunities Fund, writes about what the West can learn from China’s most popular... Read more continue reading