The new age of consumer thrift

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Key points The GFC has ushered in a period of more cautious consumers in the US and to a lesser extent in Australia. Household savings rates are likely to be... Read more continue reading

AMP Limited reports Q3 cashflows and AUM

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AMP Limited today reported cashflows and AUM for the third quarter to 30 September 2010. Total AMP Financial Services net cashflows for the quarter were $48 million, down from $103... Read more continue reading

Katherine Hunt is AFA’s Student of the Year

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Katherine Hunt from Aspire Financial Planning on the Gold Coast has taken out the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s 2010 Student of the Year Award (the Award). Outgoing AFA National... Read more continue reading

A new generation of leadership on the AFA board

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced an almost entirely new Board of Directors, including Brad Fox, current GenXt Chair, who has been elected National President unopposed. The new... Read more continue reading

Salvia takes out AFA’s top award

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Steve Salvia, from Southern Financial Strategies in Western Australia, has taken out the 2010 AFA Adviser of the Year Award (the Award), proudly sponsored for the eighth consecutive year by... Read more continue reading

PIMCO forecasts positive outlook for Australia: quality RMBS stand out as key investment opportunity

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Australia has a positive investment outlook with flexible economic conditions and a clean banking sector Australian residential mortgage backed securities offer attractive relative value Claims that Australia is in a... Read more continue reading

Deflation reigns: Bonanza for consumers

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Consumer Prices There are more goods falling in price currently than at any time over the past decade. In the June quarter 33 items were cheaper than a year ago... Read more continue reading

The Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey

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Better performing markets see Trustees taking profits To get a closer insight into where SMSF trustees invest, Multiport regularly undertakes an analysis of our SMSFs investments to look at the... Read more continue reading

Inflation: Another beautiful set of numbers

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Consumer Price Index Australia’s main inflation measure – the consumer price index (CPI) – rose by 0.7 per cent in the September quarter, well below economist forecasts. The annual rate... Read more continue reading

Darren Whereat appointed Asgard’s Head of Distribution

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Tim North Ash recruited to National Manager – Key Accounts, Institutional and NSW sales Craig Lawrenson, Head of Asgard, today announced the promotion of Darren Whereat to Head of Distribution... Read more continue reading