Oil slides on failed meeting; Tourism routes in demand

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Weekly petrol prices; New vehicle sales; Air traffic data Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 2.5 cents... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 15 April, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets pushed higher over the last week helped by a combination of better than feared US earnings results, good economic... Read more continue reading

JBWere announces strategic alliance with Moelis Australia

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JBWere announced it has entered into a new strategic research and distribution alliance with investment bank, Moelis Australia. The non- exclusive arrangement will allow JBWere’s Australian clients to access a... Read more continue reading

Jobless rate falls to 2½-year low

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Labour force; Domestic Airfares Employment rose by 26,100 in March after rising by 700 in February (previously reported as a rise in jobs of 300). Full-time jobs fell by 8,800... Read more continue reading

NAB Asset Management appoints Bob Cunneen as Senior Economist

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Global asset management firm NAB Asset Management (NABAM) has announced the appointment of Bob Cunneen as Senior Economist. “We’re extremely pleased to welcome Bob to the team,’’ said Lisa Boyce,... Read more continue reading

GPS slashes the time, cost for accountants to produce SOAs

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Non-institutionally owned financial planning and accounting dealer group, GPS Wealth has launched an automated Statement of Advice (SoA) tool, designed to slash the time it takes accountants to produce a range of... Read more continue reading

Future2 opens 2016 grants to applications

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Future2, the charitable foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), has opened its 2016 Make the Difference! Grants to applications and called on FPA members to identify eligible... Read more continue reading

AZ Next Generation Advisory acquires Priority Advisory Group

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AZ Next Generation Advisory has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire capital of Priority Advisory Group (“PAG”) via its Australian subsidiary, AZ Next Generation Advisory... Read more continue reading

Brokers are the fastest growing margin lending channel: Investment Trends 2015 Margin Lending Broker Report

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In its ninth year, the 2015 Margin Lending Broker Report is an in-depth study of Australian full service stockbrokers’ attitudes and behaviours towards margin lending. The study is based on... Read more continue reading

Future 2 Foundation, Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2016 – I’m now a Kili Climber

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After 12 months of thinking, planning, fundraising, conditioning and let’s face it, trepidation and denial, on 24th February 2016 we finally reached Uhuru Peak which at 5895 meters is the... Read more continue reading