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My favourite ad on TV at the moment is the day trader in braces who is trading on line from home before ending it all by jumping out of his (ground floor) window. If you ...

Financial planning

Convergence and the digital revolution in global capital markets are becoming the drivers of regulatory regimes throughout the world, according to Professor Ian Harper of...

Financial planning

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today acted to head off inflationary pressures in the econ-omy, lifting the cash rate to 6.25 per cent from 6.0 per cent....

Financial planning

Investors have failed to grasp the concept of gearing, even though the majority of wealthier clients gear into their own homes, according to former FPA president Russell ...

Financial planning

While technology, telecommunications and media stocks have taken a few hits since January, equity funds sought listed property trusts (LPT) as a comparatively safe haven....

Financial planning

Property syndicates might have suffered the slings and arrows of rising interest rates, but David Davies argues their potential for capital gain means they are still very...

Funds management

Australia’s residential property boom will grind to a halt under the weight of rising interest rates, however baby boomers will ensure investors still make money out of d...

Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank managing director David Murray has called on the government to raise compulsory superannuation payments....

Financial planning

RESI Home Loans has bagged the Your Mortgage Magazine Mortgage of the Year award for the second year in succession....

Financial planning

The latest rounds of interest rate hikes and the falling values of share markets around the world raises a number of questions for the financial planning indus-try....

Financial planning

The latest rounds of interest rate hikes and the falling values of share markets around the world raises a number of questions for the financial planning indus-try....

Financial planning

Global Technology Fund Take Off Whether or not you believe that the economy has undergone a paradigm shift, there is no denying that ‘new economy’ stocks have left the...

Funds management

Did you know.... Bonds take a nosedive The old insurance bond is looking a bit sad and drab these days and in the wake of bold new performers in other sectors, it's a wo...

Financial planning

The fall in the value of blue-chip stocks, now at a two-year low, is creating good buying opportunities for investors, says Portfolio Partners joint managing director Kei...

Financial planning

It has been a sluggish start to the new year for Australia’s fund managers, accord-ing to the latest InTech Financial Services market survey....

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