SMSF cash investments at record high despite lower rates

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Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) allocated record amounts into Australian cash investments in the June quarter of 2015 despite falling interest rates, but virtually ignored overseas assets, despite returns being pumped... Read more continue reading

Implications for advisers: Duty of Disclosure

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The decision in the case of Commonwealth Financial Planning Ltd v Couper, where the presiding bench made broader comments about appropriate advice, has significant implications for advisers when advisers, albeit... Read more continue reading

What happened to global inflation?

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“The U.S. inflation in the first half of the year was probably ‘‘markedly lower’ than reported, but policymakers are unlikely to set interest rates incorrectly as a result, according to... Read more continue reading

Synchron: Lobby for clawback change

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Synchron is calling on the advice community to lobby for change to the clawback provisions of the Life Insurance Framework (LIF). Director Don Trapnell said that while a fresh appraisal... Read more continue reading

A new approach to maximising retirement income

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  Older Australians and their financial advisers need to reconsider the traditional building blocks of retirement portfolios to avoid people running out of money in retirement, according to global asset... Read more continue reading

What makes us claim? Australian first Group Insurance Industry Statistics reveal unique insights

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  The quicker to claim, the speedier the return to work for 40 percent of Australians who seek insurance benefits from their Group (Superannuation) income protection policies. This is one... Read more continue reading

Megatrends: Asia rising

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The centre of global economic activity has seen a clear shift away from Developed Markets and towards Emerging Markets since the turn of the century. China has been at the... Read more continue reading

Alternatives prove their value to weather volatile markets, says Man Group

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Recent market volatility has reinforced the role of alternative investments in providing investors with a diversification tool to improve the risk and reward characteristics of their portfolios, according to leading... Read more continue reading

Equal weight defies August volatility

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Equity managers and investors fearful of straying too far from their S&P/ASX 200 benchmark have been caught asleep at the wheel by August’s 8% fall and extreme volatility. The flight... Read more continue reading

Will apps and digital options may create estate planning disasters

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There’s an app for that, or so the saying goes, but the rise of Will apps for android and iPhone, as well as the digital trend to supplement a written... Read more continue reading