INVESTMENT TRENDS

Financial planning

New research from Investment Trends has confirmed the continuing dominance of XPLAN in the financial adviser software space....

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Features

As financial planners increasingly choose the self-licensed path, Anastasia Santoreneos discusses the perks of being licensed under a dealer group with Citadel Wealth’s f...

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Financial planning

The adoption of exchange traded funds among financial planners has continued to grow, with more than half of Australian planners now recommending index funds, according t...

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People & Products

Financial advisers have rated BT Panorama as the number one investment platform when it comes to online business management features, Investment Trends’ Platform Competit...

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Funds management

Rather than being deterred by last year’s fourth quarter, more Australian investors continued to trade, according to Investment Trends’ Online Broking Report....

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Financial planning

The number of Australian women investing online has doubled from 76,000 to 150,000 over the last five years, with women showing particular interest in exchange traded fun...

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Financial planning

Investors on average expect the All Ordinaries Index to grow by +0.3 per cent over the next few months, according to Investment Trends....

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Financial planning

New research has pointed to financial planners seeing themselves as being more comfortable as asset allocators rather than stock-pickers and leaning towards goals-based a...

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Financial planning

Australians have shown a strong interest in using leverage to invest, according to a study from Investment Trends....

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Superannuation

The SMSF Association is selling the message that you don’t need $1 million to set up a self-managed superannuation fund but regulatory uncertainty does represent a major ...

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Financial planning

The latest research from Investment Trends reveals trust in financial planners has plumbed new lows following the Royal Commission....

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Financial planning

Australian investors’ share market return expectations have turned negative for the first time since the global financial crisis, according to Investment Trends....

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Features

Anastasia Santoreneos writes that while FASEA and the Royal Commission have got advisers down in the short term, they are feeling positive about the future of the industr...

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Financial planning

Advisers are snubbing their service providers in pursuit of a self-licensed or boutique model, data from Investment Trends shows. ...

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Features

Anastasia Santoreneos investigates how much income is really needed for retirement and what strategies can be used before and after retirement to ensure income is sustain...

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