Bell Direct appointed as Macquarie Equities Limited’s third party clearer

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Bell Financial Group (ASX:BFG) is pleased to announce its fully-owned subsidiary Third Party Platform Pty Ltd (TPP) has been appointed by Macquarie Equities Limited (MEL) to provide its Private Bank... Read more continue reading

AFA welcomes Better Advice Bill but still harbours concerns

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes the passing yesterday of the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Bill 2021 (the Bill), which provides greater certainty for advisers,... Read more continue reading

Far-reaching changes in the spotlight at SMSF National Conference

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The SMSF Association has formally launched its 2022 National Conference to be held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from February 16-18. The Association’s first physical conference since the highly successfully... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees approves $3.4 million grant to fund medical research and healthcare

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Equity Trustees has announced it will deliver $3.4 million in additional funding to the National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation (NFMRI), Monash Partners and the Mater Foundation. The granting... Read more continue reading

Aussie petrol prices hit record high – Big oil cash splurge

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Energy market update Oil prices continued to rise last week with Nymex crude at fresh 7-year highs and Brent crude at 3-year highs. The Australian average weekly petrol price lifted... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 22 October, 2021

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Investment markets & key developments US shares made it to a new high in the past week helped by strong earnings results and good economic data, and Chinese shares rose... Read more continue reading

FPA response to the passing of Better Advice Bill

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The FPA welcomed the passing of the Better Advice Bill in the Senate last week and looks forward to the stability that will follow. After 8 years of constant regulatory... Read more continue reading

CommSec Research: State of the states – October 2021

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out. Now in its 13th year, the report also includes a section comparing annual growth... Read more continue reading

2021 Aon Scholarship winner announced 

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Aon and The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) is delighted to announce the 2021 Aon Scholarship has been awarded to Adi Mehta. Adi is a... Read more continue reading

White Paper on modernising financial advice hits the right note

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The SMSF Association welcomes the Financial Services Council’s White Paper on Financial Advice, saying it aligns with its goals of modernising financial advice and enhancing the professionalisation of the advice sector.... Read more continue reading