Instreet ventures into ethical investing with the acquisition of the Emerald Club

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The boutique structured product provider, Instreet Investment, has acquired the Emerald Club and its flagship product, The Emerald Wrap, which offers an ethical platform for Responsible investing (RI). Instreet managing... Read more continue reading

Middleton Securtities top 5 investment ideas

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Middletons Securities has released its annual Top Five winning investment ideas for savvy investors to consider for 2015. Middletons Securities spokesperson, Mr Matthew Stobart, said barring a disaster like a Global... Read more continue reading

IAPF acquires a new property, reports a successful year of growth in 2014

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Investec Australia Property Fund (“IAPF” or the “Fund”) has announced the acquisition of a new property in Derrimut, Victoria for $8.1 million. The acquisition, effective from 22 December 2014, concluded... Read more continue reading

Standard Life Investments expands global footprint

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager of Standard Life plc, has continued to expand significantly during 2014, which includes the acquisition in July of Ignis Asset Management. The business... Read more continue reading

ETFs/ETPs end 2014 gathering 338.3 billion US dollars – a record level

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ETFs/ETPs end 2014 gathering 338.3 billion US dollars a record level of net new assets and reached a new record of 2.79 trillion US dollars in assets according to research by... Read more continue reading

Global equity unconstrained opens to overseas investors

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Global fund manager, Standard Life Investments has announced the launch of a Global Equity Unconstrained SICAV – a fund which mirrors the existing OEIC offering which launched in January 2007.... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management keeps moderately overweight position on global equities

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Maintains global equities overweight on G3 economic growth and central bank policies Lower oil prices very positive for developed economies Fed could tighten in June or July, but at a... Read more continue reading

Synchron responds to LIAWG interim report

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Synchron Director, Don Trapnell says the findings of the interim report for the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group (LIAWG) established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the... Read more continue reading

SMSFs vulnerable as offshore diversification is ignored

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Assets held by self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) increased marginally over the September quarter to $544.4 billion, according to data from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), with most of that held... Read more continue reading

Vanguard continues momentum in global EFT market

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2014 marked by asset growth, product innovation, and expense reductions Vanguard reported yesterday that it continued to see strong adoption in 2014 of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States,... Read more continue reading