Slow and steady wins the growth race

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Synchron has announced it is aiming for a conservative net growth of 9-10 per cent per annum over the next two years, a rate which would lift the number of... Read more continue reading

AZ Next Generation Advisory subsidiary, Logiro, acquire Aspire

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AZ NGA subsidiary, Logiro, has acquired fellow Queesland-based Aspire SRS Pty Ltd (Aspire) only 3 months after joining forces with AZ NGA. Aspire is a Financial Wisdom member firm based in... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States – October 2016

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 21 October, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most major global share market rose over the past week helped by generally good economic data, more evidence that US earnings... Read more continue reading

Lonsec says new IOOF MultiSeries funds are value for money

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IOOF has announced that the new IOOF MultiSeries funds have been awarded a ‘Recommended’ rating from independent ratings house Lonsec Research Pty Ltd. IOOF MultiSeries is a new range of low... Read more continue reading

Eaton Vance Corp. announces agreement to acquire assets of Calvert Investment Management, Inc.

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Eaton Vance Corp. has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire the business assets of Calvert Investment Management, Inc. (Calvert), an indirect subsidiary of Ameritas Holding Company. In... Read more continue reading

High performing accounting and financial services firms looking inwards to drive growth

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High performing accounting and financial services firms are driving growth and profitability by leveraging the capabilities and existing client base within their business, according to new data released from Macquarie’s... Read more continue reading

More practitioners seek property investment advice qualification: PIPA

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With the provision of property investment advice continuing to go unregulated by the Federal Government, the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA), is experiencing strong demand for its property investment... Read more continue reading

Full-time jobs record biggest fall in 5½-years

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Labour force Employment fell by 9,800 in September after falling by a revised 8,600 people in August (previously -3,900). Full-time jobs fell by 53,000 while part-time jobs rose by 43,200.... Read more continue reading

AFA welcomes amendments to LIF regulations

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed improvements to the life insurance draft regulations released yesterday. “The AFA has been leading discussions with Government on these amendments and we... Read more continue reading