Justin Viney to head Premium’s network expansion drive

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Premium Wealth Management has signaled a major growth program with the appointment of Justin Viney as head of network development. Viney, is a former general manager of practice development at... Read more continue reading

Declining commodity prices and an elevated AUD weigh on exports

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Trade Balance – May 2014 The May trade figures showed a large deficit of $1.9bn Declining commodity prices and an elevated AUD over the month weighed on export receipts. Exports... Read more continue reading

2013/14: A very good year

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Economic & financial perspectives A good year: Total returns on Australian shares (All Ordinaries Accumulation index) rose by 17.6 per cent in 2013/14 after lifting by 20.7 per cent in 2012/13... Read more continue reading

New strategic role at life insurer TAL

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Australia’s largest life insurer TAL announced yesterday the appointment of Edith Pfister to the newly created role of General Manager, Strategic Finance. This role brings together responsibility for strategy development,... Read more continue reading

AFA and ANZ Wealth search for Tenth Rising Star

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Nominations are now open for the tenth Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Rising Star of the Year Award (the Award), proudly supported by ANZ. AFA CEO, Brad Fox, a former... Read more continue reading

No signs of Budget fears in May credit data

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Housing credit lifted by 0.5% and is running at 6.2% over the year.  Investor housing credit rose by 0.8% (8.3%pa) and owner‑occupied credit increased by 0.4% (5.2%pa). Business credit increased... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending June 27, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Despite mostly good economic data, global share markets fell back slightly over the last week amidst ongoing uncertainty regarding Iraq and... Read more continue reading

SPAA welcomes Treasury’s draft regulations for tax advisors

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Treasury’s draft regulations specifying the registration requirements for tax (financial) advisors to register with the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) is a positive step for the advisory industry, says the SMSF... Read more continue reading

Senate Committee Recommendations Good for Consumers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has expressed support for a number of Senate Committee recommendations aimed at increasing advice standards, consumer trust and the professional behaviour of financial advisers... Read more continue reading

July 1 is FoFA D-Day for Advisers: are you sorted?

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The Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) deadlines are upon us and financial advisers should by now have taken several steps to ensure they meet their new obligations, according to the... Read more continue reading