Improved Best Interests Duty – good for all

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Amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation are sensible and pragmatic and, in general, much of the commentary around the impact of these changes has not correctly addressed... Read more continue reading

Inflation lifts rate cuts of the agenda

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Consumer price index Inflation lifts: The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.8 per cent in the December quarter, above expectations for a... Read more continue reading

Australia ready to embrace new credit reporting regime

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ARCA welcomes official registration of new Credit Reporting Privacy Code   The Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA) today welcomed the registration of the Credit Reporting Privacy Code (CR Code) by... Read more continue reading

Free SMSF establishment services: look before you leap

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Potential self managed super fund trustees should think carefully before accepting offers of free establishment services, says Graeme Colley, Director, Technical and Professional Standards of the SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia... Read more continue reading

Inflation contained; Subdued Chinese growth

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Inflation, Weekly petrol prices; Chinese Economic data Inflation contained: The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute monthly inflation gauge rose by 0.7 per cent in December to stand 2.7 per cent higher than a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 17 January, 2014

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Key events of the past week and implications The start to the year in share markets has been a bit messy, particularly in Japan, China and Australia, whereas bonds have... Read more continue reading

State of the States – January 2014

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment;... Read more continue reading

FoFa amendments deliver new professionalism advantage

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has encouraged Australia’s professional financial planning community to seize the opportunity handed to it by Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos and rise above the... Read more continue reading

Kardinia expands team with new appointment

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Kardinia Capital (Kardinia) has appointed Peter Lucas to the role of Investment Analyst, expanding its investment team – headed up by Portfolio Managers Mark Burgess and Kristiaan Rehder – to... Read more continue reading

AMP announces key leadership appointments

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AMP has announced key leadership appointments for its two newly created business divisions – Insurance and Superannuation, and Advice and Banking effective 20 January 2014. The appointments come after AMP... Read more continue reading