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

Investment Trends: Investor fear level returns in March

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After investor concern levels fell to a forty-one month low of 5.9 out of 10 in February, fear levels have bounced back to 6.3 in March against a backdrop of... Read more continue reading

Future2 Make the Difference! Grant program

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Since May 2007 Future2 has made grants totalling some $250,000 to community charities and not-for-profit bodies working with disadvantaged young Australians. Future2’s grants focus on the under 25s who may... Read more continue reading

NMG Consulting joins forces with Tria Investment Partners

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Specialist financial services consultancies NMG Consulting and Tria Investment Partners have joined forces to create Australia’s premier insurance and wealth management consulting firm. NMG’s acquisition of Tria Investment Partners and... Read more continue reading

INVAST Securities sets sights on Australia

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One of Japan’s largest foreign exchange and CFD broker, INVAST Securities, is opening its first office external to Japan, choosing Sydney as the location from which to launch its global... Read more continue reading

ETFGI wins award for Best ETF Research Provider

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ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm providing services to the global exchange-traded fund (ETF) and exchange-traded product (ETP) industry, has been awarded Best ETF Research Provider in 2012 at... Read more continue reading

Interest rates: stability reigns

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The Reserve Bank Board has left the official cash rate at 3.00 per cent for the fourth straight month. The next RBA Board meeting is on May 7 2013. The... Read more continue reading