How to help customers make choices today that will benefit them tomorrow

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Superannuation is one of the most valuable products that working Australians own and yet one of the products they care least about. Forcing people to buy a product when the... Read more continue reading

Financial advisers look to active management and alternatives to meet investor needs in volatile markets

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Keeping clients’ irrational emotion in check is a challenge for eight out of ten Australian financial advisers, but keeping up with changing regulation is causing headaches for nine out of... Read more continue reading

Ten most important charts for fixed income investors

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Since the end of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) there has been eight years of ‘sunny skies’ – however, with interest rates and inflation moving upward, Brad Boyd CFA, Portfolio... Read more continue reading

Don’t overlook the value of Powers of Attorney in estate planning

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Say “estate planning” and most people think of a Will.  But while a Will is an extremely important document, the value and importance of having an Enduring Power of Attorney... Read more continue reading

New research highlights the serious unintended consequences of proposed reforms for young and active members

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AIA Australia has released new research to highlight the limited financial gains young Australians would receive under the Federal government’s ‘Protecting your Super Package’, which would also leave more than... Read more continue reading

SMSFs see spike in lump sum payments

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The latest findings from the SuperConcepts SMSF Investment Patterns Survey revealed a spike in the allocation of lump sum versus pension payments (19 per cent versus 81 per cent) in... Read more continue reading

Which country, which will?

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The Victorian case of Re Tang [2017] looked at a raft of issues that arose when the deceased had assets in both Australia and China. The deceased was an Australian... Read more continue reading

Need to measure household expenditure accurately for lending purposes

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In light of the Royal Commission there has been much scrutiny towards the banks and by mortgage brokers. One of the key findings within the Royal Commission is the lack... Read more continue reading

Investment opportunities abound across China’s ‘digital silk road

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The advance of China’s digital economy over the last few years has been nothing short of incredible says Kim Catechis, Head of Emerging Markets at Martin Currie, the active equity... Read more continue reading

Rate of growth in SMSFs at 10 year low; 47% of trustees have unmet advice needs

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The establishment rate of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) has hit a ten year low, dropping to 4.8 per cent from a high in 2010 of 9.3 per cent, according to... Read more continue reading