RBA warns of new challenges

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If there is any doubt that the Reserve Bank is not forward looking, it certainly has been put to rest. The latest Reserve Bank minutes reveal that policymakers have attempted... Read more continue reading

Member retention is the new engagement warns Rice Warner

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The issue of fund member retention at retirement has supplemented member engagement as one of the more pressing issues facing Australia’s $1.4 trillion superannuation sector according to Michael Rice, Managing... Read more continue reading

Launch of first gold bullion MINI on ASX

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Investors can now access leveraged investment in pure gold bullion exposure on ASX. Leading ETF provider BetaShares today announced the launch of a leveraged trading tool on the BetaShares Gold... Read more continue reading

History: US credit rating downgrade

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Credit ratings agency, Standard & Poor’s, has downgraded the long-term credit rating of the US from AAA to AA+. What does it all mean? It is a history-making event, but... Read more continue reading

Sharemarket crash trumps Reserve Bank forecasts

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The Reserve Bank has changed its interest rate assumptions, now expecting no change in rates over the next two years: “The cash rate is assumed to be unchanged over the... Read more continue reading

Millions of workers to lose access to advice if commissions banned in group risk

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The Government’s re-think on a commissions ban on life insurance within superannuation must extend to group risk, or millions of Australian workers will lose the affordable access they currently have... Read more continue reading

An industry first for SMSFs & share trading

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The missing link in efficient online SMSF administration is to get today’s transactions up onto a trustee’s portal for access by tomorrow…and to do it accurately, the first time. In... Read more continue reading

Insurance needs change on retirement

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Recent discussion about the so-called ‘de facto death duty’ levied on superannuation payouts to non-dependants, which includes payouts on life insurance held in super, highlights that pre-retirees should reassess how... Read more continue reading

Reserve Bank employs a ‘jawboning’ strategy

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the cash rate at 4.75 per cent for the ninth straight month (covering eight formal meetings) – the most stable period for rates in... Read more continue reading

Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey June 2011

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To get a closer insight into where Self Managed Superannuation Fund (SMSF) trustees invest, Multiport regularly undertakes an analysis of its SMSF investments to analyse investment trends. The survey covers around 1,600... Read more continue reading