FPA welcomes increased support for all Australians

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has responded to the long awaited Government responses to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) Trio inquiry and the Richard St John report on Friday.  The... Read more continue reading

CBA Economics: Budget Update April 2013

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Government ministers have been indicating since late 2012 that the 2012/13 Budget outcome was likely to be a deficit. So, this week’s news was no surprise. The Prime Minister confirmed it today... Read more continue reading

AFA Conference: Firmly focused on consumers

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In line with its Age of Consumers 2013 focus, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is currently preparing a consumer-centric program for its national Conference in October. AFA CEO, Brad... Read more continue reading

AMP Bank increases discount on select home loans above $500,000

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AMP Bank has increased the discounts on its Professional, Affinity and Select Package home loan products by 15 basis points to 1.00 per cent. The offer is available for variable... Read more continue reading

Inflation dragon in chains

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The Consumer Price Index – the main measure of inflation in Australia – rose by 0.4 per cent in the March quarter, below expectations for a lift of around 0.7... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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Share markets rebounded over the past week continuing the volatile trading seen through much of April. While some economic indicators disappointed, earnings results were generally positive in the US and... Read more continue reading

Dalton Nicol Reid: market update

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The likelihood of an interest rate cut has increased today with a lower than expected inflation figure. This has seen good buying support especially for the higher yielding stocks. The... Read more continue reading

Australian inflation surprises on the downside

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March quarter inflation came in at just 0.4%, which is less than the 0.7% rise that the consensus of economists had expected and left annual inflation at 2.5% which is... Read more continue reading

US tax changes highlight new opportunities

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Russell Investments has welcomed the reform announcements by US President Obama to abolish the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA) in order to attract foreign pension fund investment... Read more continue reading

EQT appoints interim CIO

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Listed financial services company Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) has appointed George Boubouras as interim chief investment officer. The appointment is on an interim basis pending the outcome of EQT’s takeover... Read more continue reading