Household Capital partners with National Seniors Australia

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Household Capital, an independent, specialist retirement funding provider, and National Seniors Australia, the peak advocacy body for older Australians have announced a partnership. The two organisations have each recognised in... Read more continue reading

Specialist session to be major attraction at 2020 National Conference

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The Specialist-only session will be a major highlight at the SMSF Association National Conference being held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from 19-21 February 2020. SMSF Association CEO... Read more continue reading

Australians’ access to quality financial advice under threat

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Australians’ access to quality and affordable financial advice is under threat as the accounting profession feels the squeeze from regulatory burden, according to a report from CPA Australia. The pressure... Read more continue reading

Springtime value for Australian equities

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Legg Mason’s affiliate Martin Currie says that despite the ‘green shoots’ in consumer spending leading into the recent reporting season and company results being broadly in-line with expectations, the EPS revisions by... Read more continue reading

AMP welcomes federal government’s retirement income review

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AMP has welcomed the federal government’s commissioning of an independent review into Australia’s retirement income system. A strong retirement system is essential to supporting the wellbeing of Australians now and... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 27 September, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets fell over the last week on the back geopolitical concerns with Democrats opening an impeachment inquiry into President Trump,... Read more continue reading

State Street Global Markets announces appointment to transition management team

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State Street is pleased to announce Abhilash Menon as the latest appointment to its transition management team. Mr Menon has joined the State Street team this week after spending the last two-and-a-half... Read more continue reading

More Australians to die from climate change; lower investment returns, and lower retirement savings likely

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Within the lifetime of Australia’s millennials, the occurrence of heatwaves will triple and they will be longer leading to increased deaths among the nation’s elderly, an Actuaries Institute Dialogue paper... Read more continue reading

Record wealth. Job vacancies ease. Foreign holdings of Aussie shares hit 6½-year high

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Financial Accounts; Job vacancies; Employment by Industry  Wealth: Total household wealth (net worth) rose by 1.6 per cent to a record high $10,455.3 billion in the June quarter after rising... Read more continue reading

Avant backs Quay Global Investors in global real estate equities

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Bennelong Funds Management’s global real estate manager, Quay Global Investors, has won its first institutional mandate, partnering with Avant, one of Australia’s leading medical defence organisations representing over 78,000 health... Read more continue reading