The tide is at a turning point

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When we look back over the last 12 months probably the most surprising aspect of the 2014 financial year is the fact that the status quo in markets has been... Read more continue reading

Dalton Nicol Reid says strong return available to KKR

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Treasury Wines receives a revised bid Treasury Wines has announced they have received a revised bid from KKR Rhone Industries which values it at $5.20 a share.  Treasury are now... Read more continue reading

Investec to focus on core niches after completing sale of Private Banking business

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Investec Australia Limited to leverage global capabilities for local clients Investec says the completion of the sale of its Private Banking business marks a significant milestone for its Australian operation... Read more continue reading

QV Equities Limited subscriptions exceed $100m

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Investors Mutual’s LIC hits key milestone in week before close With just over a week remaining before offer close, Investors Mutual’s recently launched LIC, QV Equities Limited (ASX:QVE), has attracted... Read more continue reading

Morphic Global Opportunities Fund added to BT Wrap

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The Morphic Global Opportunities Fund has been added to the BT Wrap platform in a timely bid to attract the growing interest in Global equity funds that provide flexible hedging... Read more continue reading

An uneasy calm requires a measured approach

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As US market volatility, as measured by the VIX index*, touches lows not seen since early 2007, an extraordinary calm has fallen over US markets, says Chad Padowitz, Chief Investment... Read more continue reading

Choosing cash over fixed income no longer makes sense

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Australian investors have largely missed out on the 20-year bond rally, preferring instead to invest in cash for their liquid/defensive asset holding. However, the returns on fixed income have actually... Read more continue reading

AFEX and Government agency sign FX guarantee deal to better protect Australian exporters

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A new deal, signed between AFEX, one of the world’s largest non-bank providers of global payment and risk management solutions, and Australia’s export credit agency, Efic, will offer Australia’s export... Read more continue reading

Australia’s weak fiscal position threatens safe haven status

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes that despite experiencing one of the mildest downturns of any country during the global financial crisis and benefiting from a commodity boom,... Read more continue reading

Select launches Neuberger Berman ARMS Trust

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Select Fund Services (Select) has made Neuberger Berman’s Absolute Return Multi Strategy (ARMS) investment capability available to Australian investors, including the retail and self-managed superannuation fund market (SMSF), with the... Read more continue reading