Growth Farms offers investors a slice of Australian farmland

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Specialist agricultural asset manager Growth Farms Australia has launched an innovative investment trust, the Australian Agricultural Lease Fund, that will buy agricultural land and lease it to primary producers. Farm... Read more continue reading

Super funds defy global chaos, remain on track for double-digit returns

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With geo-political tensions running hot, Australian super funds have held firm in the face of global uncertainty, delivering a modest positive return in May and remaining on track for double-digit... Read more continue reading

Australian ETF industry reaches all-time highs according to BetaShares May 2018 Australian ETF Review  

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Australia’s ETF industry continued its upwards trajectory in May, reaching a record high of $38.4 billion in funds under management (FUM) – a 5% increase since its rare drop in... Read more continue reading

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