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Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Wall Street down... on Iraq... on escalating Middle East tensions... Sounds about quite right 'eh Virginia? After all, an escalation of conflict in the land of the sand dunes would lift the price of what's underneath those sand dunes - oil. This, in ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income, but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation according to a key government official. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference ...

Super for retirement income not wealth warn Treasury, ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
The superannuation system was designed to facilitate the payment of retirement income but has been sidetracked by a disproportionate emphasis on wealth accumulation. Speaking at this morning's annual policy conference for the Committee for Economic ...

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
More than one in four businesses in Australia had a social media presence in June 2013, according to survey results just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. This is up one quarter from one in five the previous year. Growth in social media ...

2014 MAX Award Winners and Finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014

Lonsec reveals new CEOs

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Lonsec Fiscal Holdings, which includes Lonsec Research, Lonsec Broking, SuperRatings, Toowards, Advisor Network, MPF Ratings and Lonsec Direct Investment Service is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Gillespie and Nathan MacPhee as joint ...

Advice clients don't want managed funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
AFA Adviser of the Year Jenny Brown has said that clients are simply not interested in investing in managed funds. "Clients don't want managed funds. I'm sorry to all the fund managers in the room but they just don't understand them," she said. Brown ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
With longevity, inflation and market risk remaining critical for many Australians, Laura Millan looks at how advisers and product providers can join forces to come up with the best strategies to meet retirees needs. Treasurer Joe Hockey's 2014-15 budget ...

SPAA voices concern over conflicted remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) expressed concern at the Senate Economics Committee decision to back the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) law on conflicted remuneration. The organisation also said ...

AMP axes regional head of advice roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The ongoing restructure at AMP has resulted in at least two regional heads of financial planning leaving the group. AMP head of financial planning in Queensland and North New South Wales Bill Justo left as part of the streamlining of the group's top ...