Weekly market & economic update – week ending 13 June, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week After four weeks of gains, the past week saw US and European share markets slip as a combination of worries from... Read more continue reading

How trustees can get the best outcome before 30 June

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The end of the financial year is the time for SMSF trustees to focus on financial planning and strategy, particularly as it relates to superannuation. SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia... Read more continue reading

Chinese economic data beats expectations

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Chinese Economic data Chinese industrial production rose at an 8.8 per cent annual rate in May, in line with forecasts and up from 8.7 per cent in April. In the month,... Read more continue reading

Consumer continues to be unintended short term casualty in battle for advice

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Connect Financial Service Brokers (Connect) CEO Paul Tynan has reflected on the 2014 fiscal year and the financial services sector and described the past 12 months as one of continuing... Read more continue reading

Aon Empowers Results for Australia on Global Service Day

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Worldwide initiative to provide vaccinations for children in Mali Celebrating its commitment to empowering economic and human possibility, Aon Australia are using Global Service day to highlight the ways in which... Read more continue reading

Job market: All going to plan

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Labour force Jobs fall slightly, but full-time employment lifts again: Employment fell by 4,800 in May after rising by a revised 10,300 in April (previously reported as a 14,200 increase in... Read more continue reading

Australia wins Economic World Cup

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Economic Perspectives Australia may struggle in the upcoming Football (Soccer) World Cup in Brazil, but a new study finds that it has already come out on top of the competition... Read more continue reading

Education costs outstrip wages growth and inflation

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Education costs have increased by 81 percent over the past 15 years* and have outstripped wages growth and inflation over the same period, research by Lifeplan Funds Management has shown.... Read more continue reading

Consument sentiment still being impacted by negativity around the Federal Budget

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Consumer Sentiment – June Consumer sentiment rose by a small 0.2% in June but is 8.8% below year its year ago level Confidence is still being adversely impacted by the... Read more continue reading

Federal Court declares Fair Work Commission Expert Panel invalid

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The Full Federal Court last week upheld a challenge by the Financial Services Council and determined that the Fair Work Commission Expert Panel for the selection of MySuper default funds... Read more continue reading