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ABC program highlights the key difference between bank financial planning and boutique financial pla
ABC program highlights the key difference between bank financial planning and boutique financial pla Those of you who viewed the Four Corners program “Banking Bad” last Monday night would be rightly horrified at the product-focused culture exposed within one major Australian banks’ financial planning arm. One journalist commented that “Every time the light is shed on this organisation, it seems, it spots a cockroach scuttling away to the safety […]
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‘Ahead of the Game’ Maddern Financial Advisers featured in IFA magazine ‘Practice Profile’
‘Ahead of the Game’ Maddern Financial Advisers featured in IFA magazine ‘Practice Profile’ We were recently honoured to be sought out by our respected industry magazine ”IFA”, who sought to interview Dennis for a “Practice Profile” on our firm. A screen shot of the full page article on Maddern Financial Advisers is below; A link to the website article is below https://www.ifa.com.au/features/practice-profile/13081-ahead-of-the-game
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Dr. Dennis J. Maddern featured in ‘IFA’ magazine for valuable industry commentary
Dr. Dennis J. Maddern featured in ‘IFA’ magazine for valuable industry commentary Dr. Dennis J. Maddern; Founder & Executive Chairman of Maddern Private Wealth and Maddern Financial Advisers, was honoured to be asked to provide valuable commentary in the nationally distributed financial magazine ‘IFA’. Dennis affirmed his opinion on an issue that he is particularly passionate about; ensuring that all clients have full disclosure of financial planning business ownership and licence. He believes that is absolutely essential that a […]
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What are the proposed changes to the Government super guarantee contributions (SGC)?
What are the proposed changes to the Government super guarantee contributions (SGC)? To help grow Australian workers’ savings for retirement, it is intended the compulsory super guarantee contributions that employers are obligated to pay qualifying staff, will gradually increase from 9% to 12% over the coming years. When super payments are made by your employer based on the minimum 9% super guarantee rate, they will be required to increase this rate to 9.25% […]
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Financial Commentary – Australia as a destination for the super-rich?
Financial Commentary – Australia as a destination for the super-rich? Much can be written about markets, and Australia’s fortunes, e.g. Ford, GM, etc to close manufacturing, etc. But, there are some compelling reasons to believe that Australia’s future looks very bright: In a recent article in the AFR, 17 January ’14 entitled ‘Chinese millionaires head Down Under,’ the following points were made: Australia is the […]
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