GPS Wealth expands regional footprint with 60 new accounting practices

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Regional accounting practices have flocked to leading independently-owned licensee GPS Wealth in the financial year to June 30, 2016, demonstrating the dealer group’s commitment to supporting advisers and accountants nationally.... Read more continue reading

NextGen enters double digits

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Australia’s leading non-aligned licensee Synchron is celebrating 10 years of NextGen, announcing Alice Springs as the destination for NextGen 2016. Established in 2006 and open to Synchron advisers and sales... Read more continue reading

Low return environment creates new urgency for licensee groups

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The current low return outlook places a new urgency for dealer groups to help their advisers find new and innovative ways to reduce costs and improve performance for clients, says... Read more continue reading

New home sales: Back to back declines

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New home sales New home sales ease: New home sales declined by 4.4 per cent in May after falling by 4.7 per cent in April. The decline reflected a fall... Read more continue reading

Mind the gaps (although they are small at this juncture)

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The surprise outcome of last Thursday’s Brexit vote caught many investors flat-footed. Global central bankers and others charged with liquidity management, however, have merely lifted an eyebrow. In part, this... Read more continue reading

AFA to unveil new focus on adaptive change

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The AFA will be unveiling its new focus for the year ahead – Adaptive Change: Taking Advice Beyond the Horizon – at the AFA National Practioner Roadshow due to roll... Read more continue reading

Healthcare Property Trust hits $1 billion in funds under management

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Australian Unity’s Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) has reached $1 billion in funds under management, making it the largest healthcare property fund in Australia. The fund was launched in 1999 to... Read more continue reading

T. Rowe Price launches $A Hedged Global Equity Fund

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Global investment manager T. Rowe Price has launched an Australian dollar hedged version of its flagship Global Equity Fund, the T. Rowe Price Global Equity (Hedged) Fund. T. Rowe Price... Read more continue reading

Milliman hires key Superannuation industry executive

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Milliman, the global actuarial consulting firm and leading provider of risk management and retirement  services, yesterday announced the appointment of a key industry superannuation executive, responding to increasing demand for member-focused... Read more continue reading

ASIC warns 185 SMSF auditors to lodge annual statements or their registration will be cancelled

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ASIC is sending a final warning to 185 approved SMSF auditors that their registration will be cancelled if their outstanding annual statements are not lodged with fees paid by 22... Read more continue reading