Time for more defensive fixed income portfolios: ACBC

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A recent survey by Australian Corporate Bond Company (ACBC) at the SMSF Association Conference in February has highlighted confusion over the classification of hybrids. The survey showed almost half of... Read more continue reading

Ignition Wealth announces first Victorian financial services client

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Hawthorn Accounting and Financial Services Practice Stantins Consultancy has announced that they have partnered with Ignition Wealth to offer their clients the very latest in automated advice. The consumer first, high... Read more continue reading

Zurich appoints new life insurance claims head

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Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited (Zurich) has announced the appointment of Mr. Sheriff Hamza as Head of Life Insurance Claims. In this key role, he is responsible for the overall strategic... Read more continue reading

Advisers standing up for clients in need

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Financial advisers are an important partner to clients going through a life insurance claim. AFA Chief Executive Officer Brad Fox said nce and a better end result,” he said. Mr... Read more continue reading

Another strong year for small cap funds – but are the days of double digit excess returns behind us?

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2015 was another strong year for Small cap funds according to Zenith Investment Partners Australian Shares Small Companies Sector Review released last week. Quan Nguyen, Zenith’s lead analyst on the... Read more continue reading

FSC welcomes commitment to enshrine objective of super in legislation

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The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the Government’s commitment to enshrine the objective of superannuation in legislation as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). Sally Loane, CEO of the... Read more continue reading

Chinese food prices lift; Wealth up again

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Chinese inflation data; Revised jobs data; Modellers’ database Chinese inflation: Chinese consumer prices rose by 1.6 per cent in February to be up 2.3 per cent over the year (forecast... Read more continue reading

Risk management to challenge investors

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Equity and property markets are continuing to adjust to changing economic drivers, meaning investors must do their research carefully if they are to manage risk, according to Bennelong Funds Management’s... Read more continue reading

Life Insurance Code of Practice is well underway

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The life insurance industry’s response to the 2015 Trowbridge review of the sector included a commitment by the Financial Services Council (FSC) to having a Life Insurance Code of Practice... Read more continue reading

Government move to enshrine objective is ‘super’ policy

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The Federal Government’s decision to proceed with implementing a key Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendation of enshrining the primary objective of superannuation in legislation has been warmly welcomed by the... Read more continue reading