New appointment boosts research capability

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Acorn Capital has appointed Ben Dalling as a sector Portfolio Manager/Analyst to the Australian microcaps team. This is the second senior appointment in the past 12 months, says head of... Read more continue reading

General advice exemption not relevant to financial advisers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) refutes recent reports that the general advice exemption proposed under the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) amendments will mean that conflicted remuneration will be... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 14 February, 2014

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 Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares rose over the past week thanks to a combination of soothing comments from Janet Yellen, good Chinese trade data, talk... Read more continue reading

Benign Chinese inflation placates investors

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Chinese inflation data Chinese annual inflation: Producer prices fell by 1.6 per cent in the year to January (median forecast was for 1.7 per cent decline). Consumer prices rose by 2.5... Read more continue reading

Global research finds CFP® professionals highly valued by financial services firms

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FPA says professionalism generates a dividend benefit for clients, financial planners and institutions The Financial Planning Association (FPA) says a major global research study has revealed that financial services firms... Read more continue reading

Job losses but grounds for optimism

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Labour force Jobs down: Employment fell by 3,700 in January after a revised 23,000 loss in jobs in December (previously reported as a 22,600 decrease in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by... Read more continue reading

ACSA announces winners of 2014 industry awards

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Marian Azer, Daniel Cheever, Darryll Rogers and Paul Talbot awarded for their contribution to the custody industry. The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has announced four winners of the 2014... Read more continue reading

Federation Managed Accounts added to AU PFS approved platform list

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Australian Unity Personal Financial Services (AU PFS) has added Federation Managed Accounts (Federation) to its approved platform list, a move it expects will contribute to future business growth. Steve Davis,... Read more continue reading

FoFA Amendments: Take the blinkers off

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What’s really good for consumers? AFA CEO Brad Fox says it is time for financial services commentators to take the blinkers off and focus on what is really good for... Read more continue reading

SPAA wants Government to address accurate costing of super tax concessions

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The need for a higher concessional cap and the accurate costing of superannuation taxation concessions are two key issues the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) raises in its submission... Read more continue reading