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Editorial

Alternative investments traditionally offer a buffer against market volatility. Chris Kennedy finds out how they have fared over the course of the last 12 months. ...

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Financial planning

BOQ has been ordered by the Queensland Supreme Court to disclose documents from two of its Townsville branches that are at the centre of a court case relating to Storm Fi...

Financial planning

Dealer groups are continuing a shift towards the use of model portfolios across their adviser forces, while Approved Products Lists continue to shrink...

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Financial planning

Professional Investment Services, Australian Financial Services and a number of other advisers, including high profile planner David Haintz, have pooled resources to try ...

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Financial planning

While recent government announcements mean Australia's financial planners are facing significant change, Damon Taylor writes that the shift in policy direction was well t...

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Financial planning

Chris Lim explains how the introduction of the Australian Credit Licensing Regime could affect you....

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Financial planning

As the end of the current financial year approaches, Craig Day provides SMSF trustees with some tax tips for the year end - along with the traps to avoid....

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Financial planning

Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road has outlined an ambitious growth strategy built around accounting and mortgage broking, with financial planning being kept at its core....

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People & Products

Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management has recruited another former Suncorp staffer to its team, with Lisa Domagala recruited to lift the firm's focus on ESG...

Financial planning

An Australian National Audit Office report has revealed that the inactivity of some large super funds has denied members access to the co-contribution regime....

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Financial planning

Nearly 500 people were convicted of tax and superannuation offences in the first quarter of 2010 alone....

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Superannuation

More details have been announced about the development of a new end-to-end service for the SMSF sector from superannuation software and compliance provider BGL Corporate ...

Financial planning

ASIC has agreed to extend the consultation period around dealing with market leaks and rumours....

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Financial planning

The AFA has heightened its calls for financial advice to become tax deductible, while the NIA says Australia will have to wait for serious tax reform....

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Financial planning

The $337.5 million boost in funding to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) over four years is clear evidence that the Government believes businesses are avoiding their G...

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