Dividends are back in fashion, so how do you know the designers from the fakes – Russell paper

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Russell urges investors to look beyond yield this reporting season With Rio Tinto upping its payout to shareholders and JB Hi-Fi, Cochlear and OZ Minerals following suit this reporting season,... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes TFN legislation

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The FPA welcomes Friday’s announcement introducing draft legislation to enable Tax File Numbers (TFN) to be used by super funds as the primary source to identify superannuation accounts and match... Read more continue reading

Global REITs to deliver 8-12% returns in 2011 underpinned by economic improvement and dividends, says INGIM

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Global Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are expected to continue to deliver positive returns for the third year running, as an improving global economy and growing dividends help them continue... Read more continue reading

SPAA calls for action on annual contribution caps and excess contributions tax in Federal Budget submission

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SPAA says superannuation caps must be returned to pre 2009 levels The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association has today called for excessively low superannuation contribution caps to be restored... Read more continue reading

Financial Services Council welcomes Investor Manager Regime

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John Brogden, CEO of the Financial Services Council, today welcomed the Federal Government’s changes to the income tax treatment of investment income of foreign funds. “The Investment Manager Regime was... Read more continue reading

Leading strategist says ‘member as lender’ borrowing strategy may help SMSFs avoid excess contributions problem

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Financial planners should consider a ‘member as lender’ strategy to help SMSF clients who have contributed up to the limits of the super contribution caps but wish to contribute more... Read more continue reading

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

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This Article was updated on July 23, 2012 – To see the update click here . It is surprising how often I receive calls from advisers asking me to explain how... Read more continue reading

High Frequency Trading (HFT)

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Introduction Recently, trading speeds on stock markets have increased dramatically as technology has been brought to bear on decision making as well as the matching and execution of trades. High... Read more continue reading

Russell advises cautious approach to volatility investing

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Russell has released a research paper to raise awareness and encourage discussion Proper education required to understand payoffs and risks An exposure to volatility can offer investors the opportunity to... Read more continue reading

AMP Planner Protection Poll: It’s not just the horses who have blinkers on this spring

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With the Spring Racing Carnival in full swing, AMP research finds Australians still have blinkers on when it comes to the importance of insurance. The AMP Planner Protection Poll found... Read more continue reading