Research from Macquarie and SPAA confirms advisers need to start talkin’ ‘bout your generation

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Advisers need to tailor their advice to clients at a generational level according to the findings of a new report from Macquarie Bank and the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia... Read more continue reading

Family Trusts, Private Companies and Centrelink – how do the Attribution Rules affect your Retiring Clients?

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It is surprising how often I receive calls from advisers asking me to explain how Centrelink will treat their client’s family trust or private company, predominantly for Age Pension eligibility.... Read more continue reading

SMSF contributions for FY12 up almost $7,000

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Average self-managed super fund (SMSF) contributions for the 2011/2012 financial year were up $6,833 from last year to $47,533 and cash holdings increased significantly in the June quarter, up by... Read more continue reading

Equity yields rise towards 15 year highs

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Equity yields around the world, including those of blue-chip investments, are higher than average over the past 15 years – and investors are increasingly recognising this and taking advantage of... Read more continue reading

Risk-off – go global for best returns urges fund manager

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A desire by Australian investors to mitigate risk has seen a pile-up of funds sitting in cash. Rates on cash are higher in Australia than in many OECD countries and... Read more continue reading

Have shares lost their appeal for long term investors?

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While rolling ten year periods occasionally see shares lose to bonds and cash, this is rarely the case over 20year, and has never been the case over 40 year, periods.... Read more continue reading

Ways to handle market volatility

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Markets are being driven by politics and they won’t stabilise while the eurozone situation is unresolved and, more importantly, while the threat remains that Spain or Italy could go the... Read more continue reading

Estate Planning: a client-led context for financial advice

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In Chapter Seven of its final report, the Ripoll Committee has called for the creation of a professional standards board for financial advisers. Irrespective of the fate of this recommendation,... Read more continue reading

Will the next decade be like the 1930s or the 1970s?

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Some investors are drawing comparisons with the 1930s and 1970s as indicators of what is to come. Although it is tempting to make parallels with the past, I believe the... Read more continue reading

What will the new financial year bring investors?

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Will markets end the next 12 months higher than they began? While it would be nice, it isn’t crucial to successful investing, suggests one of the world’s most successful fund... Read more continue reading