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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
US durable goods orders The latest update on total new durable goods orders could easily be taken as a positive for, despite a flat (0% growth) outcome in August from July, this was better than market expectations for a 1.9% decline and could be attributed ...

Adviser Ratings makes two senior hires

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... appointments support our strategic vision to drive sustainable growth and innovation for our business within the personal finance sector - further positioning ourselves as an authority within the industry. It's great to have both on board, and we're ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... driven by a 23.3% surge in revolving credit over the month and a 5.9% increase in fixed lending commitments. Personal finance commitments rose 3.9% in the month of July after recording a 3.7% fall in June driven by a 9.8% jump in revolving credit and ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Australia dwelling approvals The Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest tally on building approvals show total new dwellings approved jumped by a sharp 11.3% in the month of July, more than offsetting the declines registered in June (-4.7%) and ...

Tax conversation in a bubble

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
Tax accounting firm H&R Block has weighed in on the national tax debate, suggesting there is a danger the conversation is being held in a bubble between "pontificating politicians, policy nerds, lobby groups, academics and media types." H&R Block director ...

Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... Mark Rantall said. "It complements the academic research grants we award each year, and our sponsorship of the Personal Finance and Investment Symposium." Rantall added that the journal is "a direct response to what both academics and practitioners have ...

IRESS acquires boutique firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... relevant content for financial advisers and their clients to its wealth management solutions after acquiring a personal finance content provider. Innergi is an Australian-based business that enables financial advice practices and superannuation funds ...

Winners of advice research grants revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... specific demographic factor of the participant?" Presentations of both projects will be made at the academic Personal Finance and Investments Conference (PFIS), to be held in November 2015. Outcomes from the two inaugural grants awarded in March of this ...

Brumbie: Super idea, super silly reaction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
... people may be better off renting than buying. Needless to say the RBA's paper triggered a frenzied flurry among personal finance, real estate and share investing commentators who rehashed their tired old tales about how renting is dead money, the real ...

Strong demand for online education: Wealth Know How

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... covering topics such as self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), fixed interest, shares and managed funds. Veteran personal finance journalist Dunn will present the first four series of videos. Lucas saidA there was a strong consumer demand for accessible ...