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Half of Australians not confident managing money

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
Little over 50% of all Australians aged over 14 years old feel confident when it comes to managing their finances and investments, and nearly a third never spend time understanding how financial products work. In contrast, 47.5% of Australians do not ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... in emerging economies. Investors are "anxious," said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at S&P Capital IQ. "People feel as if they got caught off guard" last week, he added. Key events this week include major earnings reports from Apple, Boeing ...

Magellan Global returned 48.7% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... Douglass also acknowledged a highly successful year for the investment team: "I normally detail investment mistakes that I feel we have made over the period. Fortunately, there are no glaring mistakes that have had materially negative consequences over ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

Advisers and accountants clash over SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... challenge is the lack of communication and the fact that the accountant industry, which has always set up the SMSF, will now feel that they can't," Salmon told Financial Standard. Appointed on February 2012 to head the group's SMSF and superannuation ...

Irish luck unlocked

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014

Dundas wins $240m super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
... McFarlane added: "We are pleased to see the strategy continue to grow and generate interest in the Australian market and feel it is a natural fit for the growing retiree market in Australia. "Working for Australian superannuation funds in partnership ...

Government releases FoFA amendments

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013
... advice." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) welcomed the announcement but noted that "there is still room to improve." "We feel there is more to be done to streamline the fee disclosure statement process and we will continue to work with Government ...

Risk adviser sentiment up in 2013

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
Risk advisers are feeling more positive than in the last two years about the viability of their practice after sales volumes went up in 2013, according to the latest Zurich Risk Adviser Sentiment Index. Advisers are now feeling considerably more optimistic ...

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... in it and have little control." A third complained: "Super is such an important part of planning for my future however, I feel I know almost nothing about it." Mistrust of super funds was widespread. One respondent said: "The information super funds ...