Buoyant IPO market continues to tempt investors

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Leading small caps investor warns that a desire for short-term gain can lead to long-term pain “Rising equity markets have seen the tide of initial public offerings (IPOs) rise as... Read more continue reading

Investors confident in global markets, yet cautious to invest

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Certitude Global Investing Intentions Index reveals that Australians remain confident about global markets, yet cautious about investing Following a record high in April, in May Australians revealed themselves to be... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital expands offering in Asia by extending new UCITS platform to Asian investors

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AMP Capital has expanded its new Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS platform to make available UCITS versions of its Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and Global Real Estate Securities Fund to institutional investors in... Read more continue reading

Looking under the bonnet of your Equity Income ETF

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Investors are increasingly interested in equity income strategy exchange traded funds (ETFs) for two main reasons. Firstly to capitalise on dividend income and secondly to get instant diversification benefits, according... Read more continue reading

Australia needs to make CIVs Asia-friendly

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Mr Kalman said that it should be seen as an imperative that Australia aligns its financial services compliance and tax regimes with international practice, as well as coming into line... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Australian ETF Review May 2014

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Industry reaches another record high of $11.4 billion The Australian exchange traded product (ETP) industry set another record high as total assets for the industry grew approximately 3% this month... Read more continue reading

Number of SMSF members tops one million

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It’s official. The numbers of SMSF members has now topped one million, according to the Australian Taxation Office’s March 2014 SMSF statistical report.  The report shows the number of SMSF... Read more continue reading

Rising interest rates not always bad for REITs

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While the interest rate sensitivity of REITs has recently spiked, Jonathan Baird, Investment Analyst with Zenith Investment Partners, believes this is a relatively short-term trend and should not be relied... Read more continue reading

Statistics paint poor picture for women

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Some of the most disturbing statistics in the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)’s March 2014 update on the level and distribution of retirement savings, according to financial planner Christine... Read more continue reading

SMSF’s reach record $558.6bn – still heavy cash

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Fresh data released this week shows Australian self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) have invested record amounts in cash investments despite low returns and the prospect of rising inflation. This may negatively... Read more continue reading