Prominent international investment specialist joins Findex as head of research

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The Findex Group, one of Australia’s largest financial services and accounting groups, yesterday announced the appointment of Dr Stefano Cavaglia as its head of investment research. Dr Cavaglia is an internationally... Read more continue reading

Private sector can reduce Government’s welfare costs −  FSC Federal Budget submission

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The private sector must take on a larger portion of the welfare costs associated with Australia’s ageing population the Financial Services Council (FSC) said yesterday. In its submission to the... Read more continue reading

MLC announce new Retail Wealth executive

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MLC has announced the appointment of Kathy Vincent as General Manager, Retail Wealth Platforms. Kathy joined MLC in 2012 with more than 20 years of financial services experience. She has... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 13 February, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares generally saw good gains over the last week thanks to a combination of optimism regarding Greece, a new Ukraine ceasefire... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association’s budget submission calls for more equity

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The SMSF Association has called for more equity in superannuation in its 2015 Budget submission. The Association Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director Andrea Slattery says the submission reflects the Association’s long-held... Read more continue reading

Inaugural Future Fund head Paul Costello appointed to QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Commmittee

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QIC – one of Australia’s largest institutional investment managers ­– has appointed Paul Costello as the Independent Chairman of the QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Committee (the Committee). Mr Costello has... Read more continue reading

Stella night with Opera Australia

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The Stella Network’s A night behind the scenes at Opera Australia’s Joan Sutherland studios in Surry Hills, truly did hit the high notes last Wednesday night. Welcomed by BT Financial... Read more continue reading

Financial future of Australians should be considered in the Federal Budget

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has made a submission to the Australian Federal Government regarding the 2015-2016 Federal Budget addressing key policy issues, chief among them ensuring a... Read more continue reading

Australian unemployment at its highest since 2002 = more rate cuts on the way

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Australian jobs growth back to earth in January After three months of unbelievably strong jobs growth (101,000 new jobs were created between September and December last year), employment fell back... Read more continue reading

New Direction for Corporate Super Specialist Alliance

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 The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) will make changes to its executive team on 1 March 2015 as a result of a new strategy and overall direction for the group.... Read more continue reading