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

‘Conservative’ risk takers go for safety of life insurance

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People who consider themselves safe financial risk takers are more likely than those with a high risk appetite and those who avoid risk to have an insurance safety net in... Read more continue reading

What does the price of oil have to do with solar?

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Since breaking the psychological US$100 level in September, Brent crude oil has fallen 34%. Strangely, the Ardour Solar Index has also fallen the same amount over this same period. What... Read more continue reading

A new choice for GEM

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Global Fund Manager, Standard Life Investments has today announced the launch of a new Enhanced Diversified Global Emerging Markets Strategy (EDGEM). The SICAV Fund is designed to generate GEM-like equity returns over... Read more continue reading

The year ahead

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The US-led global recovery looks set to continue into 2015 with a lack of inflationary pressure keeping monetary policy loose and supporting a bull market in equities that has already... Read more continue reading

Australian Unity acquires $80 million mortgage funds

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Australian Unity Real Estate Investment (AUREI) has successfully acquired Owenlaw Trust Limited, the manager of the $60 million Owenlaw First Mortgage Income Fund and the $20 million Owenlaw Mortgage Trust.... Read more continue reading

Franking credits are the missing link in superannuation funds’ search for yield

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“Franking credits represent a valuable potential cash inflow for Australian superannuation funds,” says Raewyn Williams, Director of Parametric’s Research & After-Tax Solutions. Franking credits, also known as imputation credits, are... Read more continue reading