Australian Mortgage Funds Continue To Suffer Redemption Pressure

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Funds in Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ Australian Fixed Interest – Mortgages rated peer group have all continued to deliver monthly income distributions and capital stability, but most are experiencing... Read more continue reading

Who do you trust with your money? Money matters top of mind for Australians this week

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Financial Planning Week 23-29 May 2011 kicks off today with the CEO of Australia’s peak professional financial planning body, the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) Mark Rantall, calling for all Australians to... Read more continue reading

Licensee Select and Financial Index sign agreement

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Licensee Select has signed an agreement to provide licensee solutions to Financial Index Australia Pty Ltd (FIA) – an Australia-wide financial planning firm with 10 offices and more than 35... Read more continue reading

HUB24 Investment Service repositions to meet FOFA reforms

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The HUB24 Investment Service (HUB24), a service offering of ASX listed wealth management services utility and stockbroker, Investorfirst Limited (ASX: INQ), has announced that it will reposition its service to... Read more continue reading

CommSec Investor Signposts: Week Beginning May 22 2011

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Upcoming economic and financial market events   The big picture Is the petrol price high? It depends on your stand-point, especially given the fact that prices are quite volatile, making... Read more continue reading

BT Financial Group appoints Rodney Greenhalgh as Head of Retirement

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David Lees, General Manager – Super, Investments and Retirement at BT Financial Group, today announced the appointment of Mr Rodney Greenhalgh as Head of Retirement effective 6 June. Mr Greenhalgh... Read more continue reading

RBA minutes: rates on hold for now,foreign central bank investment on the rise

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Lending finance; RBA Board minutes Lending rebounds, albeit from a low base. Total lending finance rose by 7.7 per cent in March after sliding by 5.7 per cent in February. Encouragingly... Read more continue reading

AMP announces product and platform plans for the merged AMP/AXA business

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AMP Limited has completed initial integration planning for its merger with AXA Asia Pacific’s Australian and New Zealand businesses, announcing high level decisions on how it will bring the two company’s products... Read more continue reading

Future2 opens new round of grants supporting local charities

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Financial planners urged to support applications from local charities working with disadvantaged Australians   Charities helping disadvantaged young Australians are invited to apply for grants of up to $10,000 from... Read more continue reading

Principal Global Investors Central Bank Research May 2011

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Principal Global Investors’ Central Bank Research for May 2011 carefully examines the trends across the US Federal Reserve (Fed) bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The outlook explores... Read more continue reading