One in four Australian families have a female breadwinner says AMP.NATSEM report

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More than half a million or one in four Australian households now have a female as their major breadwinner – 140,000 more households than 10 years ago, according to the... Read more continue reading

Leading Australian actuary Fred Rowley to be President-elect of the International Actuarial Association

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Risk expert Rowley to lead global direction and future of the actuarial profession Confirming the increasingly influential role of Australian actuarial professionals, former President of the Actuaries Institute, Fred Rowley,... Read more continue reading

Centric Wealth DHA Fund wins PIR Unlisted Fund of the Year

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Andrew Mehrtens leads offer of Residential Housing funds to institutional and retail investors Wealth management firm, Centric Wealth and its partner DHA, have been awarded a prestigious award by Property... Read more continue reading

TAL acquires Lifebroker

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TAL confirmed yesterday that it has acquired the remaining 90% shares of the Lifebroker business that it didn’t already own. Lifebroker is an online life insurance comparator that providers consumers... Read more continue reading

Spending slowdown: Pause for breath?

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending eased slightly in September after 13 months of gains. In trend terms the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), fell by 0.1 per... Read more continue reading

High performing fund contributes record $2 million to not-for-profits

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Doing good, delivers good investment returns On the milestone occasion of its five year anniversary, Third Link Growth Fund (the Fund) today announced that it has contributed over $2,000,000 since its inception... Read more continue reading

Guy Carpenter expands Australian operations with six new hires and new capital and risk advice solutions

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Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, has bolstered its Australian operations with six new hires and the introduction of new services. The new appointments will all be based in Sydney and... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 17 October

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week has seen shares and growth related trades rally strongly as the US budget crisis came to an end. As... Read more continue reading

State of the States

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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

FPA and Platinum Asset Management announce new education scholarship

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Promising future financial planners to receive financial support at University The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today announced that Platinum Asset Management (Platinum), together with the Neilson Foundation will offer a... Read more continue reading