ASIC levy relief for advisers gets thumbs up

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The SMSF Association welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to provide temporary and targeted relief on ASIC levies for financial advisers. The decision means the ASIC levies charged for personal advice to... Read more continue reading

Alceon Debt Income Fund rated ‘Superior’ by SQM

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Alceon Group’s Debt Income Fund, which targets high, risk-adjusted returns from real estate lending, has been awarded a ‘Superior’ high investment grade rating in a new report by SQM Research, an... Read more continue reading

Powell signals Fed to begin tapering this year; some commentators question Powell’s sanguine inflation view

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Powell signals Fed to begin tapering this year… In a much anticipated speech on Friday, Fed Chair Powell gave his strongest signal yet that the Fed will begin to taper... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes the Government’s decision to review the ASIC industry funding model

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) welcomes the announcement from the Morrison Government on its decision to implement a temporary reduction in cost recovery levies for the next two... Read more continue reading

AFA advocacy helps win advisers major relief on ASIC Funding Levy

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s advocacy on behalf of its members has helped win a major concession from the Government, with the proposed trebling of the ASIC Funding Levy... Read more continue reading

Iress to launch next phase of DDO solution with Xplan integration

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Iress has announced that the next phase of its industry-wide Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) solution will go live in September. This will integrate the DDO solution with Iress’ Xplan... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 27 August, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded over the last week with US shares making a new record high helped by signs that the... Read more continue reading

Lonsec supporting financial advisers by providing TMDs

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Lonsec has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting financial advisers by making Target Market Determinations (TMDs) for the funds they rate available via their iRate® platform. Lonsec CEO Mike Wright says,... Read more continue reading

ASIC publishes Corporate Plan 2021-25

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ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2021-25[1] outlines our priorities over the next four years to achieve a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians. The Corporate Plan is consistent with... Read more continue reading

Investor confidence jumps 8.9 points in August to 110.1

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State Street Global Markets has released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for August 2021. The Global Investor Confidence Index roses to 110.1, an increase of... Read more continue reading