BlackRock expands institutional team

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BlackRock has announced the appointment of Jason Collins as Head of Institutional Client Business, Australia and Prema Basoor as Director, Institutional Client Business. Mr Collins will commence his role on Monday,... Read more continue reading

The rise of and rise of bitcoins

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This article examines the emergence of “bitcoins” – a digital currency – effectively electronic cash that enables payments to be made without going through financial institutions like banks. Currently there are... Read more continue reading

AIA Australia cuts application processing time

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AIA Australia has significantly enhanced its application processing with the launch of a new feature called Auto Complete, which enables insurance applications to be processed within 24 hours. Auto Complete... Read more continue reading

Super package gives clarity for SMSF industry: SPAA

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) CEO Andrea Slattery says the Federal Government’s superannuation announcement today was a step in the right direction to “depoliticise” the superannuation system.  ... Read more continue reading

Budget super reforms deliver mixed outcomes: AFA

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Last week’s release by the Federal Government of proposed changes to superannuation provide mixed results for Australians, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). “Yesterday the AFA called for an... Read more continue reading

FPA responds to government announcement on super changes

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomes the Government bringing forward their announcement on the changes to the superannuation system. Mark Rantall, CEO of the FPA said: “We believe it is... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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The big development of the past week has been Japan taking another huge step down the path of reflation with the Bank of Japan under the new dovish leadership of... Read more continue reading

AFA: Certainty crucial for restoring consumer faith in superannuation

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is calling for an amnesty on making changes to the taxation of superannuation in next month’s Federal budget in order to restore consumer faith... Read more continue reading

FPA: Planners continue to seek guidance in preparation for FoFA

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Feedback from the latest stage of the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) ‘Bulletproof Financial Planning’ campaign, the FPA webinar series, indicates that FoFA compliance and understanding of implementation continue to be... Read more continue reading

Skaffold launches international stock research tool

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A survey by equity research company Skaffold has found active share investors believe offshore markets, particularly the US, will outperform the ASX over the coming 12 months.  And while more... Read more continue reading