Australian Ethical – minimum exposure to carbon tax

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Australian Ethical reports that only four of the stocks held in its domestic equity portfolios (including its Superannuation fund) will be directly impacted by the carbon price legislation, due to... Read more continue reading

SPAA to host 9th State Technical Conferences for SMSF professionals

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The SMSF Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) will hold its annual series of State Technical Conferences in five capital cities around Australia in July and August to ensure its members... Read more continue reading

SMSF trustees are using CFDs to protect core portfolio

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More SMSF trustees are using the power of CFDs as a hedging tool within their SMSF to protect their core portfolios, particularly after years of extreme volatility in local and... Read more continue reading

New Volatility Buffer Fund aims to help investors profit from sharemarket falls

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van Eyk, through its Blueprint Series of managed funds, is seeking to provide investors the opportunity to benefit from market volatility and sharemarket falls with the launch of the new... Read more continue reading

Adelaide Bank cuts interest rate to lowest level in more than three years

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Adelaide Bank today announced a reduction in fixed interest rates to 5.99% for one, two and three year loans.  Head of Mortgage Broking, Scott Erickson, said “Five year fixed loans... Read more continue reading

Aussie spending – is the recovery faltering?

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Economy-wide spending rose in April but at the slowest pace in seven months, raising questions about the path of recovery. The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) rose by 0.5... Read more continue reading

What’s ahead for the eurozone – and investors?

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Now that recent elections in Europe have concluded, I think the real work begins. France When you’re electioneering you can make lots of promises, but the reality is that France... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update

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“Risk off” remained the big theme for the third week in a row as global shares, commodity prices, the euro and the $A fell on the back of worries about... Read more continue reading

Launch of Synchron Medical

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At the recent Synchron national conference, Synchron Director, Mr Don Trapnell, was excited to announce the launch of Synchron Medical. “Currently, if an adviser needs to arrange medical investigations for... Read more continue reading

CSSA: The Government is Back-flipping

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With submissions on MySuper Tranche 3 due 16th May, the Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) is concerned that a significant number of corporate super members are in danger of losing... Read more continue reading