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Australian women can have it all

Many Australian women appear to have a mistaken belief that they must sacrifice quality of life today in order to have a satisfactory standard of living in retirement, according to... Read more continue reading

12 Nov 2013

Frugal Google: More than 4 million Aussies take financial advice and tips from the internet

From TAL

The Internet is helping save Australians millions of dollars every year as they increasingly seek out better deals on financial products, according research by Australia’s leading specialist life insurer, TAL. The TAL... Read more continue reading

12 Nov 2013

Orient Capital achieves industry first with electronic super fund reporting to APRA

From Orient Capital

Link Group subsidiaries Orient Capital, AAS and Link Super collaborate to provide solution for super fund clients Forty seven superannuation funds representing over 4 million members have for the first... Read more continue reading

12 Nov 2013

Dare to disagree – equities manager warns of the dangers of groupthink

From Hyperion Asset Management

Fear of expressing views at odds with the group could be causing some fund managers to ignore information which could lead to better investment decisions. This is the view of... Read more continue reading

11 Nov 2013

Have more than just a ticket to the game

From Astute Wealth Advice

Social media marketing may be helping consumers find and research financial advisers but in the age of digital media, an online presence is just a ticket to the game, according... Read more continue reading

08 Nov 2013

New data standards for group life insurance sector

From TAL

Life insurer TAL has developed web-based digital technology for the group insurance market that is the first in the world to meets a new global standard for the group life... Read more continue reading

05 Nov 2013

Create the right culture for lasting success

From Tony Vidler - Adviser to the Advisers

Imagine owning a sports business that continued for well over 100 years and during that time had a winning record against all comers of over 83%? In the Test arena... Read more continue reading

04 Nov 2013

Education costs continue to outstrip inflation

The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures show that education costs continue to outstrip inflation, maintaining the trend that has persisted for the past decade. Parents’ concerns about the increasing... Read more continue reading

01 Nov 2013

US debt ceiling: is there a long-term solution?

From Zurich Financial Services Australia

Thankfully politicians in the US can at least agree on one thing – that America defaulting on its obligations would be a “bad thing”. And so it was recently at... Read more continue reading

30 Oct 2013

ASIC set to burn the churn

From The Fold Legal

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will analyse life company records in order to find advisers who churn, according to Claire Wivell Plater, Managing Director of The Fold Legal.... Read more continue reading

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CPD: The Two-Chapter retirement – a framework for understanding retiree psychology
Introduction Why do financially secure retirees still hesitate to spend, or commit to strategies that would clearly improve their outcomes? This article sets out the Two-Chapter Retirement framework, a new [...]
CPD: China’s next phase – what persistent supply-side growth means for global markets
China’s economic trajectory is shifting, but not in the way many had once expected. Consumption-led rebalancing has not materialised. Instead, economic policy continues to emphasise industrial modernisation, aligned with a [...]
CPD: Ethics and client best interests
In financial advice, acting in a client’s best interest isn’t just a regulatory rule, it’s the foundation of a trusting, successful partnership. This article, proudly sponsored by GSFM, examines the [...]