ASIC: corporate insolvencies on the rise

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Official figures released by ASIC today reveal corporate insolvencies have risen 4.4% in the 2010-11 financial year to date. ASIC’s Senior Executive Leader of the Insolvency Practitioners team, Adrian Brown,

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Licensee Select appoints new operations manager

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Licensee Select has appointed Simon Dutton to the role of Manager, Operations and Service Delivery. David Hunt, National Manager Licensee Select, welcomed Simon to the role and said the appointment

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New Director Joins Bank Board

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Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has announced the appointment of former Ericsson CEO, Jacqueline Hey, to its Board of Directors. Ms Hey was previously CEO of Ericsson in the UK and

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Trade surplus hits seven month high

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International trade; Performance of Services Australia’s trade surplus widened by $716 million to $2,333 million in May – a seven month high. Exports rose 3.2 per cent with imports up

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The Ten Commandments of Practice Management

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Improving the processes in your practice is one of those things most financial planners need to do, but usually they put it on the back burner so they can get

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CommSec: Population growth hits 5-year low and cash is now king

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Demographic data; Financial Accounts Australia’s population grew by 69,703 people over the December quarter to 22,477,378. Annual population growth slowed from 1.57 per cent to 1.47 per cent – the

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RBA confirms that it is ‘wait and see’ mode

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In a speech by RBA Assistant Governor (Economic) Philip Lowe entitled “Inflation: The Recent Past and the Future”, Mr Lowe has reiterated that the RBA believes underlying inflation will lift

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New Bendigo Wealth division builds capacity in IFA market

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Bendigo Wealth announces the appointment of two Regional Managers to lead the Distribution team and play an instrumental role in forging the holistic product and service solution for the IFA market.

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ETF Landscape: Global Industry Highlights

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Deborah Fuhr, Managing Director and Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy at BlackRock, reports on the growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchanged Traded Products (ETPs) around the globe.

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CommSec: Improved conditions for retailers

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CBA Business Spending Index There appears light in the tunnel for retailers. A key measure of economy-wide spending is now edging slightly higher after contracting for most of the past

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