Tim Stewart

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The Government has announced its October Tax Forum will be facilitated by economic commentator and founder of ipac securities Paul Clitheroe, along with Fairfax journalis...

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The Government has moved to place limits on the fees payday lenders can charge to 'small amount' borrowers, inviting comment on draft legislation....

Negative feedback loops and poor investor sentiment are the main reasons behind the dramatic falls in share markets over the past few weeks, but the global economy shoul...

Fixed interest rates are sitting significantly below variable rates as lenders prepare for a cut in the official cash rate amid continuing global economic uncertainty....

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With yields on equities rivalling bank term deposit rates, the Australian share market is looking attractive as a long-term investment....

The retail funds management space in Australia is highly intermediated, resulting in high costs to the end investor - something that fee-for-service advice could help red...

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Concerns about global economic growth have led to outflows from 19 of the 25 major equity, bond and sector fund groups monitored by funds data tracker EPFR Global over th...

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Financial planning practices looking to expand are finding it increasingly difficult to source funding, as banks tighten their lending criteria amid economic and regulato...

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Rather than panicking and selling their shares, investors should be watching the markets for signs of the expected recovery, according to wealth management firm Lachlan P...

At a time when planners are struggling to source business loans, ANZ has provided its advisers with some relief by launching a new financial planner loan facility....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

2 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

4 months 1 week ago

A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

3 weeks 2 days ago

Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

2 weeks 1 day ago

One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

3 weeks 2 days ago