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Beyond 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2017
After three attempts over the past 10 years, the S&P/ASX 200 index finally got there - it broke above the formidable 6000-point resistance level. The Australian equity market's benchmark index closed up by 1% yesterday - a hefty day index return by ...

Property investing key to outlasting super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2017
... they require, Smith said. He encouraged Australians to be "a smart first-time investor, rather than a first-time home owner buyer." "This way you'll kick start the process of building a property portfolio, and with it all the deduction benefits such ...

New consultancy bridges IFA support gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017
The rate financial advisers are leaving vertically integrated channels has motivated two industry experts to establish a "ruthlessly independent" community. GreenZone Australia co-founder and partner, Geoff Rimmer, said a significant number of advisers ...

ANZ splits OnePath businesses, revamps life insurance team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2017
... solutions manager for group risk. ANZ Wealth group executive Alexis George said the original intention was to look for a buyer of the whole business. "I think as we've gone through this process it's become clear that it's actually better for the customers ...

Succession planning ensures quality customer service

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
... advice is an end-to-end commitment that mirrors the lifelong journey of the advice process and offloading a practice via Buyer of Last Resort (BoLR) arrangements is a damning reflection of both an adviser and the advice industry. BoLR provisions allow ...

Netwealth sells Bridgeport, Pathway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2017
Netwealth is selling its financial advice subsidiaries, choosing to instead focus on its platform and managed accounts solutions. The group has announced that discussions with potential buyers for both Bridgeport Financial Services and Pathway Licensee ...

Housing affordability depresses confidence: Westpac

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
Aspiring first home buyers remain fearful of their financial futures with new research showing the housing affordability crisis is impacting financial confidence. The survey, commissioned by Westpac, found the majority of first home buyers are not feeling ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... index - a weighted average of "market conditions for current new sales in the next six months, as well as as prospective buyer traffic for new homes" - rose to a reading of 68 in August from 64 in July, suggesting improved confidence among US homebuilders. ...

Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
A prominent financial advisory firm is backing the Federal Government's First Home Super Saver Scheme even though it has received backlash from superannuation industry bodies. Dixon Advisory believes the latest draft legislation proposes more flexibility ...

The bull and bear market in iron ore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
... million tonnes (from 330 to 340 million tonnes). Recent indicators showing strengthening momentum in iron ore's biggest buyer, China - underscored by the higher than expected and above target 6.9% expansion in the second quarter - augurs well for iron ...