S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series launched

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S&P Indices and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) today launched a comprehensive package of benchmarking tools for fixed interest investments in Australia: The S&P/ASX Australian Fixed Income Index Series. The... Read more continue reading

ETF industry grows during market uncertainty

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The BetaShares Australian ETF Review for September indicates a reversal from a month of net redemptions in August. In September, the ETF industry returned to growth with units outstanding increasing... Read more continue reading

The best performing shares over the past 20 years

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In these current uncertain times, investors are opting to leave more of their funds in cash rather than shares. However the fact remains that shares have out-performed all asset classes... Read more continue reading

Job market hits wall

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Job advertisements have fallen again, improving the chance of a rate cut. Job advertisements fell by 2.1 per cent in September – the fifth decline in six months. What does... Read more continue reading

What next for the world economy?

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The prospect of a sovereign default in Europe evokes memories of 2008 and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. For me, a better parallel is 10 years earlier because today’s unfolding... Read more continue reading

Tax reform must address unfair super tax penalties and encourage saving

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The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has today called for tax reforms including an increase in the annual concessional superannuation caps and a solution to the problem of... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Weekly economic and market update

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The game of “yes we will, no we won’t” political ping pong is continuing in Europe. On the negative side there were problems with a European bank requiring government support,... Read more continue reading

New SMSFs purchasing property before Christmas have an October deadline

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SMSF Loans anticipates that new SMSFs seeking to buy and settle a property by Christmas are starting to run out of time. “We believe that early October – around the... Read more continue reading

PFA says Portfolio Theory needs to be revised in relation to property exposure

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The Property Funds Association (PFA) has released data that suggests that current portfolio allocation theory needs to be revised to better address the current volatile market.  In the current market,... Read more continue reading

CommSec Chart Pack

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Financial markets have been volatile over recent weeks. And sometimes it pays to sit back and look at the bigger picture – whether it be a matter of weeks, months... Read more continue reading