NAB welcomes Federal Government’s response to the FSI

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NAB yesterday welcomed the Federal Government’s response to the Murray Financial System Inquiry (FSI). NAB Group Chief Executive Andrew Thorburn said: “We have been strong participants in the FSI process, which... Read more continue reading

TAL announces Affinia appointments

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TAL is committed to the important role that independent financial advisers provide in delivering quality advice to Australian consumers. To support that commitment TAL is re-affirming the importance of its... Read more continue reading

Macquarie Specialist Investments receives first rating from Lonsec for its Dividend-Run Up Fund

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Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) yesterday announced its Dividend Run-Up Fund has received its first rating from investment research house Lonsec. The Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund (the Fund) invests in high-yielding Australian... Read more continue reading

Standard Life Investments highlights the impact of millennials on values based investing

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Global investment manager, Standard Life Investments has issued a White Paper examining the rise of the millennials and their impact on values-based investing. It explores millennials’ potential impact on traditional financial... Read more continue reading

AFA teams up with Adviser Ratings and Big Splash Media to produce ‘The Really Simple Guide to Money’

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AFA CEO Brad Fox said, “Recent polling of our members indicated that they want us to work to educate the public about financial advisers and the value of financial advice.... Read more continue reading

BT Financial Group welcomes the government’s response to the Financial System Inquiry

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BT Financial Group CEO Brad Cooper said that the proposed reforms to advice and superannuation contained in the Government’s response to the Financial System Inquiry have the potential to boost... Read more continue reading

FSC Statement on the Government’s Response to the Financial System Inquiry

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Sally Loane, CEO of the FSC said: “The government’s recommendations for financial advice, life insurance and superannuation will lay a strong blueprint for future generations in the accumulation of wealth... Read more continue reading

Want to sleep at night? Focus on absolute returns not relative returns says Pengana

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Australian investors can survive local equities market turmoil – such as that experienced in August and September – if they focus more on strategies that can deliver absolute returns not... Read more continue reading

Government response on FSI a win for consumers and the professionalism of financial planning: FPA

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the Government’s response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), calling it a win for consumers and the financial planning profession. In... Read more continue reading

SMSFA supports Government’s green light for LRBAs

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Limited recourse borrowings arrangements (LRBAs) have survived another attempt to ban them with the Government’s decision to categorically rule out the Financial System Inquiry’s (FSI) recommendation to abolish them. The... Read more continue reading