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The Australian economy is entering 2000 firing on all cylinders. The unemployment rate is at 9½ year lows, building approvals are at 5 year highs, housing finance commitm...

Funds management

Rising interest rates will be the Achilles heel of the property investment market, according to Jones Lang Lasalle sales and investment managing director John Henderson....

Funds management

Even though the emerging markets of Asia and Latin America suffer setbacks their turn around time is more rapid as is the extent of the recovery, according to Dresdner gl...

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has predicted banks will dominate the margin lending market within three years....

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has predicted banks will dominate the margin lending market within three years....

Financial planning

Resource stocks have been the darlings of the stock market this year. Zilla Efrat asks if the good times will continue to roll....

Financial planning

Beware, October is upon us! Not only is it the most volatile month for share mar-kets swings, but it was also the month when the two greatest stock market crashes took pl...

Financial planning

The changes to retirement income streams put in place by the Federal Government on September 20 last year was met with a short-lived flurry of activity. ...

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has predicted banks will dominate the margin lending market within three years....

Financial planning

Westpac Financial Services has predicted banks will dominate the margin lending market within three years....

Financial planning

Over the past five years, a lot of the fat has been trimmed from profit margins for banks on home loans. At the same time, profit margins for margin lenders re-main robus...

Funds management

The listed property trust sector was far and away the top performer over key asset classes in July....

Financial planning

Over the past five years, a lot of the fat has been trimmed from profit margins for banks on home loans. At the same time, profit margins for margin lenders remain robust...

Financial planning

It is a sort of chicken and egg situation. One of the reasons behind the current property boom is the cheap money available. Yet mortgage lenders are becoming concerned a...

Financial planning

What is the key issue to emerge from the budget? "The Commonwealth Budget offered no surprises for financial markets but did provide a platform for the delivery of tax r...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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