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Funds management

Home owners are continuing to refinance their mortgages, even as the property rate remains flat, according to the latest Home Finance Index....

Policy & Regulation

Many financial planners have already decided that the legislation that emerges from the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes will be unacceptable and ru...

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Accounting

Accounting jobs are up around 20 per cent compared to the same time last year, despite a slight dip in the month of June, according to Ambition's Accounting Jobs Index....

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Funds management

The property funds management sector is preparing for a period of growth, planning capital raising, hiring and acquisitions, according to a Property Funds Association mem...

Financial planning

Developed equity markets globally fell 1.79 per cent in June, but still fared better than emerging markets, which collectively fell 2.06 per cent for the month, according...

Superannuation

It may be another year before Australian superannuation fund returns regain the ground lost during the GFC....

Policy & Regulation

A Money Management survey has confirmed strong backing for a legal challenge to FOFA....

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Funds management

Plan for Life data sees wraps dominating net inflows in challenging conditions....

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Financial planning

Industry funds are set to outperform retail master trusts thanks to their specific allocations....

Financial planning

Shadforth Financial Group and Snowball Financial Solutions have completed the first stage of their planned merger, with more than 90 per cent of holders in Shadforth acce...

Superannuation

New Roy Morgan research has confirmed Australians are ill-prepared for retirement - but those who have obtained advice are better placed than most....

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Financial planning

IOOF sweetens acquisition proposal for DKN and wins director support....

Financial planning

Investor manager sentiment grew more defensive in the second quarter of 2011 after a positive first quarter, according to Russell Investment's Investment Manager Outlook....

Superannuation

The number of investors allocating towards exchange-traded funds will increase 35 to 50 per cent in the next two years in the wake of the current proliferation of product...

Superannuation

SMSFs continue to dominate super assets, but are not fastest growing....

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