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Financial planning

New research undertaken by AMP Capital has pointed to institutional investors becoming significantly less certain. ...

Funds management

Growth in the number of loans for residential investment properties is outstripping lending for owner-occupier homes, a survey reveals....

Financial planning

Adviser approval hits high among Aussies

Australian clients are the most satisfied with their advisers in Asia, and come second in all major global markets, Legg Mason research showed....

Editorial

TAL maintains profit despite record claims

Life insurer TAL has managed to maintain profitability despite record claims payouts....

Editorial

Direct property still showing growth?

Direct property still seems a hot item for investors, with the housing market on fire over the December quarter. While figures have dropped slightly over the March quarte...

Funds management

Bonds could provide tax relief for high income earners

High income earners could sidestep the Federal Government’s 2 per cent Temporary Budget Repair Levy by investing outside of their superannuation fund in investment bonds....

Funds management

Aussie shares outshine in April: Morningstar

Australian shares surpassed international shares over April, with Australian listed property the standout for growth assets, the Morningstar Australian Institutional Surv...

Policy & Regulation

Repair levy may lead to tax deferment

High income earners will look for “clever ways” to avoid being hit by the Federal Government’s new 'repair levy’, a tax expert believes. ...

Superannuation

SG freeze gets cold reception

Peak superannuation bodies have given the cold shoulder to the decision to freeze the superannuation guarantee rate in this year’s federal Budget to 9.5 per cent until Ju...

Superannuation

Disappointment at SG extension

AIST disappointed that the superannuation guarantee rise will be delayed a further 12 months....

Funds management

Education stunting new wave of ETF investors

Traditional investors are being increasingly drawn to ETFs, but severe knowledge gaps about how the investment vehicle works are holding them back, research has found. ...

Policy & Regulation

Succession planning eludes most advisers

Despite the efforts of licensees to promote succession planning, only a fifth of financial planners have a comprehensive roadmap in place, a survey has revealed. ...

Superannuation

Retirees’ cost of living rises

Saving for retirement has become all the more pertinent as expenditure for couples looking for a ‘comfortable’ retirement rose by 0.3 per cent to $57,817 a year in the Ma...