Charter awards celebrate quality advice

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Quality advice is the winner with AMP’s Charter Financial Planning announcing the state recipients of its prestigious Value of Advice and Adviser of the Year Awards for 2012.  The Adviser... Read more continue reading

The 13th labour of Hercules: Capital preservation in the age of financial repression

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I think the world today could easily be described as the “Era of Uncertainty”. Problems threaten from almost every direction: the fiscal cliff looms, the U.S. Presidential Cycle is upon... Read more continue reading

Weak lending adds weight to rate cut case

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Private sector credit (lending) rose by just 0.1 per cent in October after rising by 0.3 per cent in September. Annual credit growth eased from 4.0 to 3.8 per cent... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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The past week saw the rally in shares and commodities continue with fiscal cliff worries causing occasional swings but reasonable economic data and good news on Greece boosting confidence. Not... Read more continue reading

Record resource projects: like putting man on the moon

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The Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE) has estimated that committed investment in resources and energy major projects in Australia increased to a record $268.4 billion at October 2012.... Read more continue reading

New wealth management business for HLB Mann Judd

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Accounting firm HLB Mann Judd Melbourne has joined with financial adviser Andrew Lord to create a new wealth management division. The division will operate under the name HLB Mann Judd... Read more continue reading

Brett Kenny joins SPAA board

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) today announced the appointment of Brett Kenny to the SPAA Board. He brings a wealth of experience as well as knowledge about the... Read more continue reading

Speaking to an audience of one is key to improving retirement incomes

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Confronting individuals with their likely annual income in retirement is set to become a common tactic for Australian superannuation funds trying to forge better engagement with their members, according to... Read more continue reading

FPA Code consultation a resounding success

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Financial Planning Association (FPA) members and key industry participants have offered generous support to the creation of new professional parameters in financial planning by having their say into the future... Read more continue reading

Enshrinement of “financial planner” to provide greater consumer protection

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the government’s release of the draft legislation for enshrining the term financial planner/adviser in Australia. The draft legislation, released today, follows extensive consultation... Read more continue reading