SPAA announces new board appointments

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Peter Crump and Andrew Hamilton have joined the SPAA Board The Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association of Australia (SPAA) has today announced the appointments of Peter Crump and Andrew Hamilton... Read more continue reading

Equity market sentiment rebounds but investors cling to safe haven assets

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Majority of Australian investors bullish on local equity market Investors could miss out on opportunities in volatile markets by being too risk adverse Investor sentiment in Australia is on the... Read more continue reading

SPAA calls for changes to APESB proposed standard on how to charge for financial advice

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Proposed standards will impose unreasonable and unsustainable obligations on accountants working as financial planners The Self Managed Super Fund Professionals’ Association (SPAA) has called for amendments to an Accounting Professional... Read more continue reading

State of the States

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? CommSec has attempted to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment;... Read more continue reading

Business inflation narrowly based

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Producer price index; Weekly petrol price The broad measure of business inflation – the producer price index (PPI) – rose by 1.3 per cent in the September quarter, well ahead... Read more continue reading

Zenith Diversified Sector Report Adds 11 New Funds & Also Addresses Advisers Client Investment Concerns

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Zenith Investment Partners Pty Ltd (Zenith) has just announced the release of its 2010 Diversified Sector Report and also confirmed that the study was structured to address a number of... Read more continue reading

AFA launches Female Adviser of the Year Award

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Kerry Chikarovski appointed Patron The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today announced a new award – the AFA Female Adviser of the Year (the Award) – designed to champion excellence... Read more continue reading

Rally Call: AFA calls for adviser support ad campaign “Make A Plan”

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Multi-media campaign designed to win the hearts and minds of consumers The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has issued a rally call to members to support ‘Make a Plan’ –... Read more continue reading

Andrew Shakespeare named AFA’s Rising Star

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Andrew Shakespeare of JSA Financial Planning Group (NSW) has been named this year’s Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Rising Star. The AFA Rising Star of the Year Award (the Award),... Read more continue reading

Emerging markets, emerging opportunities

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Lonsec recently completed its 2010 review of the Global Emerging Markets and Regional Equities sector following review meetings held in March and April. Duncan Knight, Senior Investment Analyst, recounts some... Read more continue reading