A five point plan for viable super fund advice services

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Leading member fund shares critical learnings for super industry Australian financial technology firm decimal has encouraged all superannuation fund trustees to think hard about where and how their time, effort... Read more continue reading

SMSF may be unhealthy if over-exposed

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Reports about severe problems caused to some self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) members by the lack of government compensation for SMSFs that invested in Trio funds such as the Astarra Strategic... Read more continue reading

Limited long-term impact on global markets from earthquake

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While the recent events in Japan will have a short-term impact on the global economy, history suggests that in the long term, markets will not be majorly affected, according to... Read more continue reading

AXA commences Risk Learning Programme v.3

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AXA Australia has launched the third instalment of its successful Risk Learning Programme to advisers and adviser support staff across the country. X AXA Head of Product and Sales Capacity, Brad... Read more continue reading

More to risk than market volatility

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Ongoing concerns by investors about market volatility may mean they are ignoring other critical investment risks which can have a major impact on their retirement income, says Mr Cameron Dickman,... Read more continue reading

AMP Planner Protection Poll: Planners see an increase in mental health disclosure

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The AMP Planner Protection Poll has found that 71 per cent of financial planners polled had seen an increase in the number of clients who disclose a personal history of mental... Read more continue reading

Selling an SME business – who will buy?

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Owners of Australian companies worth up to $100 million are being sold short because their owners and operators cannot find appropriate buyers, according to Linkara Capital founder, Lindsay Karathanassis. “We... Read more continue reading

Operational Compliance – Can We Tick All the Pre-FoFA Boxes?

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While we don’t intend to debate the merits (or otherwise) of each component of the Future Of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms in this article, like everyone who is truly committed... Read more continue reading

AustralianSuper welcomes launch of MoneySmart.gov.au

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Website will support consumers to make better financial decisions AustralianSuper today announced its support for ASIC’s new personal finance website MoneySmart, launched this afternoon by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.... Read more continue reading

Credit: How Irish is Australia?

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Summary Ireland has gone from financial market darling to a challenging credit in the space of three years. With a similar concentrated banking system that has a high exposure to... Read more continue reading