BetaShares launches Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF

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BetaShares, a leading manager of exchange traded products, has launched today a new ethical ETF, giving investors access to a portfolio of the sustainable, ethical Australian companies in one simple... Read more continue reading

The new world of ATO reporting

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As the commencement date for the super reforms passes, the focus will inevitably turn to the processes that will implement these reforms – particularly the processes at the ATO end.... Read more continue reading

Leading life insurer, TAL, calls on Australians to embrace sun safety with a skin check this summer

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71% of Australians have not had a professional skin check in the last year and 39% have never had a skin check, despite 95% understanding the importance of sun safety1... Read more continue reading

Is the bancassurance model dead?

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Having invested billions of dollars to purchase and build insurance and wealth management divisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the major banks now seem to be reversing course.... Read more continue reading

Investor world is changing: P&I loans may be only way into property market

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James Grima at Omniwealth Mortgage is seeing better prospects for Sydney home buyers as the market cools. The slowdown of the residential property market, particularly in Sydney, has been good news for buyers... Read more continue reading

Funding an aged care deposit with reverse mortgage

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A Refundable Accommodation Deposit (RAD) payable on entry in aged care is often a large amount of money to find in a hurry and many people think selling the family... Read more continue reading

Issues to consider with $600k ‘Downsizer’ strategy

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From 1 July 2018, the Federal Government is allowing ‘Downsizer contributions’ of up to $300,000 per individual who sells their eligible current or former family home after age 65. What are... Read more continue reading

The second layer of defence – intelligent diversification

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It doesn’t matter how confident you are about an investment view, no one can accurately predict the future. Even five years ago, probably very few people would have thought negative... Read more continue reading

SuperConcepts launches SMSF investment product marketplace

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SuperConcepts has announced the launch of a new online product marketplace called Connected Services, which allows SMSF members to access a range of products and services from third party providers... Read more continue reading

Australian Equities: expectations for the year ahead

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What lessons have you learned from 2017? Markets have grinded higher in 2017: volatility is low and the performance and correlation of high volatility stocks and low volatility stocks has... Read more continue reading