Senator John Williams guest speaker at Consumer Choice Awards

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Nationals Senator for NSW, Senator John Williams will be guest speaker at the Inaugural Consumer Choice Awards (the Awards) to be held on 15th November at the InterContinental Hotel in... Read more continue reading

SMSFs continue to invest in assets they understand

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SMSF trustees are still consistently investing in assets they understand and can trade easily, says Peter Hogan, Head of Technical at the SMSF Association. “Australian Taxation Office (ATO) figures show... Read more continue reading

Profile Financial Services makes two senior appointments to support recent strong growth

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Financial advisory and wealth management firm, Profile Financial Services, has made two senior appointments to support its recent strong growth. Jerome Bodisco has become Head of Investments. He has extensive... Read more continue reading

HLB Mann Judd establishes Debt Advisory division

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HLB Mann Judd Sydney has established a new Debt Advisory business through a joint venture with well-regarded banking executive James Macfarlane. Tony Fittler, managing partner of HLB Mann Judd Sydney,... Read more continue reading

Advised insurance wins for consumers

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s incoming National President, Marc Bineham has warned against direct life insurance channels which he said have inherent weaknesses when compared to advised retail life... Read more continue reading

Record number of students participate in AMP University Challenge

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A team of students from Deakin University has won the AMP University Challenge in a year of record submissions. Now in its sixth year, the AMP University Challenge is a... Read more continue reading

Housing credit growth firm but business credit growth is slowing

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Total credit to the private sector rose by 0.4% in September. Annual growth stepped down to 5.4%. Housing credit was up by 0.5% over the month and sits 6.4% higher... Read more continue reading

Term deposits in vogue; Inflation lifts

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Private sector credit; Air traffic; Weekly petrol prices Lending & deposits: Private sector credit rose by 0.4 per cent in September to be up 5.6 per cent over the year.... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 28 October, 2016

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Shares were mixed over the last week with Eurozone, Japanese and Chinese shares up but US shares down slightly and Australian shares having another bad week. Bond yields continued to... Read more continue reading

Susan Roberts appointed to Zurich Australian Superannuation Pty Ltd (ZAS) Board

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Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) has announced the appointment of Susan Roberts from 1 December 2016, as an independent non-executive director for its Zurich Australian Superannuation Pty Ltd (ZAS) Board.... Read more continue reading