Taking a knife to red tape on the 2022 National Conference agenda

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The vexing issue of red tape and how to cut it will come under the microscope at the 2022 SMSF Association National Conference being held at the Adelaide Convention Centre... Read more continue reading

Oil watch: Petrol to soar above $2 a litre

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Weekly oil market update On Friday, the Brent crude price rose by US$7.65 a barrel or 6.9 per cent to a 9-year high of US$118.11 a barrel. Over the week,... Read more continue reading

ASIC acts against SMSF auditors involved in reciprocal audit arrangements

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To help protect the integrity of self-managed superannuation fund (SMSFs) audits, ASIC has accepted voluntary cancellations or imposed conditions on the registration of a number of SMSF auditors. These auditors... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 4 March, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Uncertainty over the war in Ukraine resulted in another volatile week in investment markets as investors worried about the worsening conflict and disruptions to energy... Read more continue reading

Crescent Foundation supports Women of Colour Media Mentorship Program

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Media Diversity Australia (MDA) is launching the Women of Colour mentorship program supported and funded by the Crescent Foundation to empower female journalists from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to... Read more continue reading

Women’s life choices constrained by money concerns

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One in three women don’t have enough money saved to allow them to make significant life decisions like changing jobs or changing relationship status, according to research by Fidelity International... Read more continue reading

Participation in online investing continues to grow with emerging brands expanding their reach: Report

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has launched its 2021 2H Online Investing Report, an in-depth study of the attitudes and preferences of online equities and ETF investors in Australia. The... Read more continue reading

Russia/Ukraine, Fed Chair Powell to “proceed carefully”

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Clearly Russia/Ukraine tensions remain an intense focus for both central bankers and markets.  Markets have had to contend with wild swings in investor sentiment between euphoria (witness the turnaround in... Read more continue reading

Australia’s best performing micro cap fund in 2021

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Boutique investment and advisory firm Magnolia Capital has released its CY 2021 data that confirms its Magnolia Capital Emerging Companies Microcap Fund 1 (“the Fund”) was the highest-performing microcap fund in Australia... Read more continue reading

FPA makes submission to ALRC review: calls for reduced complexity in legislation

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has supported proposals to make financial advice law and regulation simpler which will support the provision of sustainable and accessible financial advice to more Australians, in... Read more continue reading