Personal Risk Professionals joins Bombora Advice

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Bombora Advice (Bombora) Managing Director, Wayne Handley, has announced that Queensland headquartered life risk specialist Personal Risk Professionals (PRP) has joined the boutique dealer group. PRP was established in Brisbane... Read more continue reading

A good year, or a very good year?

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Economic & financial perspectives A good year:  Total returns on Australian shares (All Ordinaries Accumulation index) are currently up 17.3 per cent over 2013/14. If returns hold at these levels... Read more continue reading

The bond rally, secular stagnation & now Iraq

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Key points The global bond rally so far this year can be explained by a combination of soft growth, dovish central banks, short covering and increasing belief in “secular stagnation”.... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes Senate Committee recommendations to clarify FoFA

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) yesterday acknowledged the findings of the Senate Committee inquiry into a streamlined Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Bill and welcomes recommendations clarifying that... Read more continue reading

AFA: FoFA Amendments don’t remove but improve

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The contents of the newly-tabled report from the Senate Economic Legislation Committee reviewing the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are as expected, according to the Association of Financial Advisers... Read more continue reading

CREATE Report: Not all emerging markets are created equal

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Cracks starting to appear in some economies, says Australian CEO Outstanding returns from emerging markets may be a thing of the past, as investors become more discerning and economies develop... Read more continue reading

June RBA Board minutes more dated than usual

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RBA Board Minutes – June 2014 There was no change to the RBA’s guidance about a period of stability in rate settings continuing. The June Board minutes look a bit... Read more continue reading

High profile advisers rally to help new advisers succeed

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) 2014/2015 mentoring program has launched, with a team of high profile mentors ready to share with aspirants what it takes to be the best.... Read more continue reading

Higher Aussie dollar to cap petrol price

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Weekly Petrol Prices Petrol prices drop: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol fell by 1.8 cents per litre to 149.9 cents a... Read more continue reading

IRESS appoints new Group Executive, Financial Markets

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IRESS has strengthened the leadership of its Financial Markets business with the appointment of Matthew Rady as its new Group Executive, Financial Markets. Reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer, Andrew... Read more continue reading