King, Keynes and Knight: Insights into an uncertain economy

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One small footnote to the Brexit controversy: It has invigorated my interest in Lord Mervyn King’s concept of radical uncertainty. As the former governor of the Bank of England laid... Read more continue reading

Past SMSF advice and practices by accountants will be a PI and legal dilemma post July 1

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Industry consultant John Wiseman predicts that the ‘head in the sand’ approach many accountants and SMSF trustee/members chose to adopt leading up the expiration of the July 2016 exemption is... Read more continue reading

Gold ETFs shine as investors rush to safety

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Australia’s exchange traded product (ETP) industry experienced negative (-A$54m) outflows of funds in June for first time this year according to ASX monthly ETP data, reflecting investors’ risk aversion. Despite... Read more continue reading

Australia bonds deliver yet again – PIMCO

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As we close the books on another Australian financial year, we make a striking observation: Over the last eight financial years, bond returns have exceeded equity returns on average by... Read more continue reading

SMSF: Three questions commonly asked when establishing an SMSF corporate trustee

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We are regularly asked these three questions by clients either setting up a new fund with a new corporate trustee or wanting to change their trustees from individuals to a... Read more continue reading

Omniwealth launches General Insurance Broking Services arm

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Diversified financial services group, Omniwealth, has launched Omniwealth Insurance Services to assist business clients with general insurance services. This new service further extends Omniwealth’s existing suite of in-house financial planning,... Read more continue reading

What happens if I live too long?

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Market volatility raises fear of retirement shortfall Often the question that weighs most on older Australians is, ‘what happens if I outlive my money?’ The risk of living too long... Read more continue reading

Lifeplan enhances NextGen Investments

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Following growing interest in investment bonds, Lifeplan has updated its leading investment bond offering, NextGen Investments, with eight new investment options and an additional rebate tier. Matt Walsh, head of... Read more continue reading

How Domacom helped mum-and-dad investors become part-owners of the world’s biggest pastoral estate

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When crowd-funder DomaCom began its book build to acquire the iconic Kidman Station late last year, it had no idea of the level of interest it would generate. For the... Read more continue reading

Election result sends message to politicians – keep your hands off super

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The election result has sent a clear message to all political parties – keep changing superannuation policy at your electoral peril, says Olivia Long, CEO of SMSF administrators Xpress Super... Read more continue reading