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Financial planning

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission appears to have set a precedent by granting a conditional immunity from prosecution that enables the Mortgage and Finan...

Financial planning

Partly in response to pressure for changes to the disclosure of fixed rate break fees in equity release/reverse mortgage PDSs, the Senior Australians Equity Release Assoc...

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Financial planning

A Melbourne-based real estate finance group plans to start distributing a cash flow monitoring service to financial planners....

Funds management

A recent study shows females are focused and forward-looking on financial strategies, writes KRISTY SHEPPARD....

Financial planning

Financial planners have a ready audience in Generation Y, reports AMLIKA LAL....

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Financial planning

As the end of the financial year approaches, JOHN PERRI offers a round-up of tax tips....

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Superannuation

MICHAEL HUTTON outlines some options for accessing superannuation....

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Financial planning

An ASX-listed financial planning group which targets female investors is planning to use its recently completed $12 million capital raising to develop new financial servi...

Financial planning

While the big Australian banks now dominate the mortgage market, HSBC is trying a new advisory approach to increase its presence in the UK mortgage arena....

Financial planning

Fund's exposure to "higher-yielding but riskier sectors" such as construction and pre-developed land fed Morningstar's concerns....

Financial planning

The Senior Australian Equity Release Association of Lenders has called on the Federal Government to include reverse mortgages within its $8 billion special relief package...

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Financial planning

LM Investments has extended the redemption time frame on one of its funds....

Financial planning

“Our life as we had it no longer exists. Carrying on day-to-day is hard, sleeping is hard, trusting is hard and trying to move forward in an environment where there is no...

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has renewed its calls for Government action to provide relief to people adversely affected by the bank guarantee, particularly those needing aged c...

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Financial planning

The establishment of a new consumer helpline by the National Information Centre for Retirement Investments has proved a boon for the sector, according to Martin Lynch of ...

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