SMSF Association appoints Michael Houlihan Vice Chair

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The SMSF Association has appointed Michael Houlihan as its new Vice Chair. Houlihan, who joined the Board in June 2019, will replace Robin Bowerman, who retired from the Board yesterday... Read more continue reading

Job market: Light in the tunnel gets brighter  

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Labour Force Employment rose by 178,800 in October (survey forecast: -27,500) after falling by an upwardly-revised  42,500 jobs in September (previously reported as a 29,500 fall in jobs). Full-time jobs... Read more continue reading

Zurich Life & Investments confirms new executive appointments

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Zurich Life & Investments has appointed several new executives to the team to further drive the strong growth of the retail business across the Zurich and OnePath brands. Jacqui Lennon will... Read more continue reading

Still The Lucky Country – five reasons why Australian shares are likely to outperform in the year ahead

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Key points Australia continues to perform better in “controlling” coronavirus, it has a stronger economic support policy response, its major trading partners in Asia are in better shape, the drag... Read more continue reading

Praemium integrates with Xplan

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Praemium has announced it has integrated with Iress to make it easy for advisers to seamlessly initiate new Praemium applications from within Xplan. Praemium’s existing paperless application with digital acceptance... Read more continue reading

Implemented Portfolios attains $1.5Bil milestone, expands team and board

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Managed Discretionary Account operator, Implemented Portfolios Limited (IPL) has announced its continued growth, revealing several recent hires within its Corporate Development and Portfolio Management Teams, as well as a strategic... Read more continue reading

ASIC consults on promoting access to affordable advice for consumers

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ASIC has issued Consultation Paper 332 Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers (CP 332). CP 332 seeks input from industry participants and relevant stakeholders to help ASIC understand: the issues and... Read more continue reading

ASIC Paper on affordable advice ‘a welcomed initiative’

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The SMSF Association welcomes the release of ASIC’s Consultation Paper, “Promoting access to affordable advice for consumers”, believing it to be an important step forward in addressing the vexed issue... Read more continue reading

SuperFriend welcomes Productivity Commission’s push for broader, earlier mental health support

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SuperFriend welcomes the release of the highly anticipated final report from the Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health, and commends the Commission for recognising the need for an improved mental... Read more continue reading

Ausbil wins Responsible Investments award in Zenith Fund Awards 2020

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Ausbil has been named the winner of the Responsible Investments award category in the Zenith Fund Awards 2020 for the Ausbil Active Sustainable Equity Fund (Fund). “We are delighted to... Read more continue reading