Weekly market update – week ending 1 April, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The “risk on” rally fired up again in some markets over the last week helped by dovish comments from Fed Chair... Read more continue reading

Future generations might struggle in the lucky country

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MLC research reveals a third of Aussie parents believe their children won’t be able to live the same lifestyle as them Almost 1 in 5 Aussies will be relying on... Read more continue reading

Australia’s first independently rated P2P offering

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La Trobe Financial is pleased to announce that the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) investment option in the La Trobe Australian Credit Fund has been recognised with a “Superior 4 Star” rating by... Read more continue reading

AstuteWheel expands to South Africa and takes up Turnbull’s FinTech challenge

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AstuteWheel is challenging the boundaries of Australian financial advice, exporting its flagship client engagement platform to South Africa and becoming a member of Stone and Chalk, the independent not-for-profit Fintech... Read more continue reading

FPA national consumer campaign drives awareness of CFP® mark

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Today, the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is launching the 2016 national consumer campaign to continue educating Australians about the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation. Talking about the significance of... Read more continue reading

Businesses voice tax reform priorities – BDO 2016 Tax Reform Survey results

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The Australian business community has spoken on the critical issue of tax reform, highlighting the discrepancy between business and government priorities. A record 523 respondents from around the country –... Read more continue reading

Prime credit markets open to Australian investors

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Australia’s first pooled investment vehicle targeting high income returns from prime credit sourced via global Marketplace Lending (MPL) has opened to high net worth and institutional investors. Global Credit Investments’... Read more continue reading

SuperConcepts partners with Topdocs for new superMate service

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SuperConcepts has announced a partnership with legal document provider, Topdocs to provide SMSF advisers with a more efficient way to order and complete relevant legal documents on behalf of their... Read more continue reading

Winners & losers on population growth

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Migration; Regional population Fastest population growth: In 2014/15, Camden in south-west Sydney recorded the fastest population growth rates for local government areas, up by over 5,000 people or 7.6 per... Read more continue reading

ASIC’s latest enforcement report outlines key outcomes and areas of focus for the future

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ASIC has released its enforcement report for the period 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015. The report highlights ASIC’s key areas of focus for the organisation and outcomes supporting... Read more continue reading