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Superannuation

SMSF trustees are increasingly utilising advanced stock research tools to plan for and manage their retirement portfolio. ...

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Life/Risk

It has become ever more important to be a planner’s most-used insurance provider, according to research by Investment Trends....

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Superannuation

Super funds which lose members to SMSFs are unlikely to see them come back....

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Financial planning

Investor worries about financial markets are under control while market return expectations have jumped, writes Recep Peker....

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Funds management

Contracts for difference (CFD) trading remains popular among local investors, with Australia recording the second-highest adoption rate of CFDs when compared to Singapore...

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Financial planning

The cross-selling success of the big four between their superannuation and banking products is concerning and might not be in the customers’ best interest, says ME Bank C...

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Superannuation

Rising unemployment and slowing GDP, combined with leakage to the self-managed sector, could be behind a slow year of growth in superannuation contributions....

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Superannuation

Retail investments have posted their first quarter of positive cash flow since September 2007, with a net cash flow of $1.2 billion recorded for the June 2013 quarter acc...

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Funds management

Pre-election national economy talk is adding to the growing level of pessimism surrounding household finances and savings, research suggests. ...

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Life/Risk

Strong risk sales follow two quarters of falling sales...

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Financial planning

New Deloitte research reveals the increasing use of remuneration clawbacks for financial services executives but not for the upper-most echelon of management....

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Superannuation

Australia’s custodian and administration sector has hit $2.16 trillion in total assets under custody for Australian investors, growing by 6.7 per cent for the six months ...

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Funds management

New survey shows while women are taking the lead on household savings and budgeting, they are still less confident about generating wealth than men. ...

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Editorial

Equity Trustees has reported a net profit after tax of $8.7 million for the 12 months to the end of 30 June 2013, stating that the result was affected by costs associated...

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Editorial

MyState Limited has reported a 11.7 per cent rise in net profit after tax for the year to 30 June, despite a suffering a reduction in new business for its 2011 acquisitio...

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