Investing in an (Un)stable Disequilibrium: Which Way Is Up?

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Ever since the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s “tapering” speech on 19 June at a press conference in Washington, D.C., which fueled investor anxiety regarding the future course... Read more continue reading

New platform adds benefits for both investors and advisers

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Four financial services industry experts have partnered with Australian Unity to launch a new investment platform, Federation Managed Accounts. The company that provides the new platform is Federation Alliance, which... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Australian ETF Review July 2013: Industry breaks through $8bn assets under management

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The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market has exceeded the $8 billion mark for the first time, recording 10 consecutive months of record highs to reach $8.25 billion in assets... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital acquires South East Queensland Schools Project

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The AMP Capital Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF) has acquired a 49.99 per cent equity interest in the South East Queensland Schools Public Private Partnership (PPP) project from the Commonwealth Bank... Read more continue reading

Parents should plan for rising education costs

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Despite government plans to direct further funding to education, parents’ concerns about the increasing cost of their children’s education are not over, warns Matt Walsh, head of Lifeplan. “The cost... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital to grow residential aged care investment

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AMPCapital today announced Singapore-based G. K. Goh Holdings Limited (GK Goh) will acquire a 47.62 per cent stake in the AMP Capital managed residential aged care provider Domain Principal Group... Read more continue reading

PIMCO’s emerging markets watch – August 2013

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“Is now the right time to buy?” This is the question that is – and should be – on the minds of investors after the sharp movements in the financial... Read more continue reading

Fed tapering remains a dominant theme in global real estate

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While there will be a ‘great rotation’ of capital out of bonds into other asset classes, it is likely that this will be unevenly spread across real estate quadrants, according... Read more continue reading

Emerging markets offer significant alpha opportunities for active managers

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Lonsec encourages investors to include specialist allocation within global equity portfolios Emerging markets (EM) equities have delivered strong returns over the long term, despite heightened volatility compared to developed markets,... Read more continue reading

Shadow looms over Emerging Asia ETFs

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PM CAPITAL warns bumpy outlook in emerging economies to be intensified for ETF’s Sydney-based specialist equity fund manager, PM CAPITAL, yesterday warned that investment into Emerging Asia ETFs is a dangerous strategy because the instruments are heavily... Read more continue reading