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

AFA supports Government’s FSI Response – Greater certainty and confidence for advisers and consumers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is broadly supportive of and appreciates the timeliness of the Government’s Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response. AFA CEO Brad Fox says, “This is a... Read more continue reading

AZ Next Generation Advisory acquires Wise Planners

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AZ NGA has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire 51% of the capital of Wise Planners. The agreement includes a share swap of 49% of Wise Planner’s equity... Read more continue reading

Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund wins Lonsec Innovation award 2015

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The Triple3 Volatility Advantage Fund has been named the Lonsec Innovation Award Winner for 2015 at the 13th annual SuperRatings Fund of the Year Awards. The Lonsec Awards highlight and... Read more continue reading