Vacancy rates tumble around nation

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Data released by SQM Research this week has revealed vacancy rates tumbled across all capital cities in March, falling to just 1.5% in Melbourne and 1.7% in Sydney, with upward... Read more continue reading

Luxury vehicle slowdown poses risks for homes

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Consumer confidence; New vehicle sales; CommSec Luxury Vehicle index New vehicle sales: The Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported that new vehicle sales rose by 1.9 per cent in March –... Read more continue reading

Keep control

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Developed Asia has been front and centre in the growth of global household sector debt over the last decade, with indebtedness in Australia, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore now comparable... Read more continue reading

Australia retains top-ten ranking in FDI Confidence Index as investors eye Asia-Pacific

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Australia has retained its top-ten ranking for the seventh successive year in A.T. Kearney’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index. Australia has been ranked 9th in the 2017 edition of... Read more continue reading

Accountants and planners’ expectations continues to fuel sale and exit inertia says Paul Tynan

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Mature age accountants and financial planners are continuing to defer the sale of their practices in the erroneous expectation that their business will attract a higher price amongst a growing... Read more continue reading

High calibre Melbourne advisers join Fitzpatricks’ national network

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Two Melbourne-based advisers have aligned under the Fitzpatricks Private Wealth license, further contributing to the number of high calibre advisers to have recently joined the national network. Chronos Private partner... Read more continue reading

Lonsec awarded ‘Highly Recommended’ rating to NovaPort small cap and microcap funds

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NovaPort Capital, the Australian small caps manager, has announced its Microcap equity fund has received a ratings upgrade in recognition of the funds’ ability to deliver robust long-term returns. During its... Read more continue reading

Adopt ‘softly softly’ approach to elder financial abuse, says SMSFA

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The critically important issue of preventing elder financial abuse requires current policy to be tweaked, not overhauled, says SMSF Association Head of Policy Jordan George. “We are aware of the... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 13 April, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Investment markets were in “risk off” mode over the last week in response to concerns about North Korea, Syria and the... Read more continue reading

Leveraged tops for overall satisfaction among planners

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Leveraged has welcomed the release of the latest Investment Trends Margin Lending Planner Report which finds that Leveraged has retained top spot as the industry’s highest rated margin lender for... Read more continue reading