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09 January 2013 • By Samantha Hodge • 1 min read

Financial services market to grow at 8.6 per cent

Continued instability expected to remain a challengeThe Australian financial services market is expected to grow at an average annual rate of 8

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Financial planning practice health plummets

Half of all practices now "unhealthy"The proportion of financial planning practices deemed to be in poor health has doubled from 25 per cent to 50 per ...

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Hayes Knight Melbourne takes on new structure

Clements Dunne & Bell leaves Walker Wayland Australasia as part of acquisitionThe accounting business has taken on a new structure following its ...

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MySuper to increase super fund mergers

New regulations could increase consolidation trendThe federal government's MySuper reform could raise merger activity in the superannuation industry, ...

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Term deposits will not meet investor income requirements

Individuals faced with more responsibilityInvestors need to understand that term deposit investments are unsustainable whilst market uncertainty ...

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Retirees need to ensure they maintain growth assets

Four competing objectives should be addressedAdvisers need to focus on ensuring retirees and pre-retirees are invested to adequately protect against ...

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Offshore currency exposure aids portfolio risk reduction

Benefits boost global equity investmentThe benefit of reduced portfolio risk from foreign currency exposure has helped increase interest in global ...

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ASIC suspends Sydney planning business' licence

Cabot Square gets one-year ban for failing to lodge annual statementsA Sydney-based financial planning practice has had its licence suspended for one ...

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ASFA concerned about SMSF advice licence

Could exacerbate inappropriate SMSF establishmentsThe proposed limited licence allowing accountants to advise on self-managed super funds (SMSFs), ...

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Fee for service driving down practice values

Institutions valuing as low as 1.5 times recurring revenueFinancial planning practices aiming to shift to a fee-for-service model ahead of Future of ...

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