AMP announces life insurance reforms

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AMP has announced reforms to payment structures which will reduce upfront commissions for AMP licensed advisers on all life insurance policies. The changes will take effect from 1 July 2015.... Read more continue reading

Opportunities in Australian stock market despite likely pullback says Dalton Nicol Reid

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The strong run in the first quarter of 2015 has left many investors questioning whether Australian equities have run too hard and are too expensive, says Jamie Nicol, Director, Dalton... Read more continue reading

Australian businesses still failing to understand Asian region & the real opportunities

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Connect ASEAN founder and CEO Paul Tynan welcomes and supports the recent description of the export of financial services to Asia by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey as Australia’s ‘greatest ever... Read more continue reading

Investing for income – can global equities deliver? (Part 2)

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In part one of this two-part series, we looked at the factors that underpin a global equity shareholder yield strategy and focused on one of those factors – dividends –... Read more continue reading

Investment property for SMSFs requires caution

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Too often property investors haven’t done their homework before they buy, according to Wealth Know How’s General Manager Fiona Parker. “You have to know the compliance rules particularly if you... Read more continue reading

Legg Mason Global Investment Survey: Conservative Aussies missing global opportunities

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Australians are vastly more conservative investors than their global counterparts, and may be missing out on key opportunities to improve returns, according to Legg Mason’s 2015 Global Investment Survey. The... Read more continue reading

TAL life insurance payouts hit almost $1 billion a year

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New figures show that Australia’s leading life insurance specialist TAL paid out more than $947 million in claims last year, an increase of around 12.5% on the previous year’s payout... Read more continue reading

Labor sends wrong message with focus on taxing earnings in the pension phase

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The Labor Party seems locked on to the idea that taxing earnings above a certain level in the pension phase is a potentially good revenue source, says Olivia Long, CEO... Read more continue reading

Investing for income – can global equities deliver? (Part 1)

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Although there are rumblings from the US Federal Reserve about increasing interest rates, as illustrated in Figure 1, interest rates of most developed economies remain at all-time lows. The most... Read more continue reading

Local economic conditions: Primary risk for Australian businesses

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Local economic conditions have trumped regulatory and legislative policies as the most prominent risk facing Australian businesses in 2014/2015, according to Aon’s most recent Australian Risk Survey. Regulatory and legislative... Read more continue reading