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Economic growth slows to 1.7pct but not as bad as feared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2017
Australia's economic scorecard is out. GDP growth has plummeted to 0.3% in the March quarter compared to 1.1% last quarter, leaving economic annual growth at a lackluster 1.7%. Economic growth slowing by one third in past year adds to the pressure piling ...

Review life insurance ahead of super reforms: BT

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
With the end of financial year and 1 July superannuation reforms fast approaching, advisers shouldn't overlook the value of life insurance arrangements inside superannuation. Keeping in mind concessional and non-concessional contribution limits are ...

AMP improves life insurance offering

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2017
Newly-launched improvements to AMP's life insurance offering are aiming to give advisers and customers greater flexibility and choice. To ensure customers' cover stays contemporary, AMP director of insurance proposition Greg Johnson said options can ...

Stamp duty axing treated with caution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
The NSW Government decision to abolish all stamp duty for first homebuyers on existing and new homes up to $650,000, and stamp duty discounts up to $800,000, is being met with caution from a financial adviser. Announced by Premier Gladys Berejiklian ...

Hassle-free housing investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
Advisers can help keep the Australian dream of owning a property alive in the midst of the affordability crisis with the option of fractional ownership in residential housing. Actively seeking relationships with financial advisers, BRICKX chief executive ...

Approved to build more dwellings

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2017
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulations Authority (APRA) - especially after its tighter home lending regulations announced in late March -- wouldn't be pleased with the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report ...

Global real estate investors too nonchalant: Man GPM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
Investors will benefit from focusing on defensive strategies within property portfolios as the overall real estate market may be gearing up for a correction. Man Global Private Markets' co-head of real assets Mikko Syrjanen believes there are too many ...

Bringing funds management to the masses

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2017
The Financial Services Council is aiming to make Australia's funds management industry more palatable to younger everyday consumers, arguing that investing in a managed fund is easier than buying a house. The FSC's Value of Professional Funds Management ...

AMP continues goals-based advice focus

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
AMP chief executive Craig Meller has reaffirmed the company's application to goals-based advice as part of the wider strategy to operate a higher-growth, less capital-intensive wealth business. Speaking at an investor strategy day in Sydney, Meller ...

Liquidnet acquires global tech firm

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
Institutional dark pool network Liquidnet is preparing for changes to European Union markets regulation through the acquisition of a global provider of equity analytics. OTAS Technologies, established in 2011, currently provides equity market analytics ...