Rising number of online scams

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Reports of e-mail scams to the ATO have tripled to almost 11,000 compared to the same quarter of last year. Second Commissioner Geoff Leeper said the ATO is seeing an... Read more continue reading

Operational risk next hurdle for FoFA compliant financial advice

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Financial planning firms operating in-house portfolio construction functions face having to ‘FoFA-proof’ against looming operational risks embedded in the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) legislation. This is the view of... Read more continue reading

Planners’ use of listed investments reach the highest level recorded

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With planner and investor concern levels dropping to their lowest point for over three years in February, both planner and investor appetite for growth assets bounced back, according to a... Read more continue reading

Lost super heading to ATO

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Australians have just one week before inactive superannuation accounts with less than $2,000 must be sent to the Australian Tax Office. In December the Government passed a new law requiring... Read more continue reading

Balance of power is secret to investor success

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Investors must focus on companies with resilient business models that have the balance of power over  their suppliers and customers, says Pengana Australian Equities Fund manager, Rhett Kessler. Pragmatic investors... Read more continue reading

Consumers respond negatively to the federal budget

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Consumer sentiment fell by 7.0% in May to be 2.4% higher than a year ago. The fall in consumer sentiment over May follows a fall of 5.1% in April. Despite... Read more continue reading

2012 Australian Share Ownership Study

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The Australian Share Ownership Study released today by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) shows that 6.7 million people or 38% of the adult Australian population invested in the Australian share market,... Read more continue reading

Rubik signs agreement to purchase Visor Desktop from Macquarie

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Rubik Financial Limited has announced its further expansion into the wealth management space in Australia by entering into a binding agreement to acquire Visor Desktop financial planning software (formerly COIN... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle economic and market update

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Mark Burgess, Chief Investment Officer at Threadneedle Investments comments on recent market developments: Without doubt, the most significant economic development of 2013 has been the transformation of economic policy in... Read more continue reading

SPAA backs higher concessional contributions caps

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) supports the Government’s initiative to increase the concessional contributions caps for those 60 and older from 1 July this year and for anyone... Read more continue reading