Morningstar announces findings from Global Fund Investor Experience report

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Morningstar has released the results for Australia of its bi-annual global report assessing the experiences of managed fund investors in 24 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The... Read more continue reading

AFA launches the Inspire experience

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is hosting three high profile events in June this year to formally launch the ‘Inspire’ initiative to help females find their voice and encourage... Read more continue reading

TAL bucks industry trend – solid full year result

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TAL has bucked the trend in the life industry of weaker earnings results to report a growth in underlying profit to the year ending 31 March 2013. Results released by... Read more continue reading

PJC Committee recommends FPA call for enshrinement of “financial planner”

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After years of lobbying by the FPA, the terms “financial planner / adviser” are one step closer to enshrinement under law following the overnight tabling of a Parliamentary Joint Committee... Read more continue reading

Will ‘Abenomics’ work?

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A daring experiment is under way in the world’s second-biggest modern economy. “Abenomics”, formulated by a group of “reflationists”, is about firing “three arrows” at Japan’s economy with the aim... Read more continue reading

AFA: No super surprises in the budget

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The AFA welcomes the fact that the Government has not sought to make any further changes to superannuation in last night’s Federal Budget. Phil Anderson, AFA Chief Operating Officer, said... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights – Australian budget 2013

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The attached edition of Oliver’s Insights takes a look at the Australian Government’s 2013-14 Budget. The key points are as follows: The positives in the Budget are more for education,... Read more continue reading

AFA mentoring program: developing quality advisers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has enhanced its long-running mentoring program and will roll it out across the country later this month in a series of events designed to... Read more continue reading

Budget 2013 – honey, who ate the surplus?

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The Federal Budget is hardly the most riveting document you are ever likely to read. Sure you know it’s important, but the problem is that it’s a huge document with... Read more continue reading

2013 Federal Budget: Actuaries welcome progressive reforms

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The Actuaries Institute has applauded changes announced in this year’s Federal Budget which respond to the Institute’s calls for reforms on two key areas on its policy agenda, most notably longevity... Read more continue reading