Dalton Nicol Reid says don’t underestimate the price of Grange

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KKR bid for Treasury Wines undervalues price of solid underlying assets Dalton Nicol Reid has released a statement on the bid from private equity firm KKR for Treasury Wines.   KKR... Read more continue reading

Equities drive positive returns for institutional investors as interest in alternatives continues to rise

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Despite enjoying better-than-expected returns in 2013, institutional investors are significantly reining in their return expectations for 2014 and turning to alternative – and illiquid – asset classes alongside global equities,... Read more continue reading

Outlook for Australian equities positive as corporate earnings growth justifies solid returns

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Global research a key component of forecasting Australian equities growth drivers It’s time for the Australian share market to stand on its own two feet as tapering by the US... Read more continue reading

BT Wrap boosts model portfolio capability

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BT has enhanced its model portfolio offer for dealer groups and advisers with the introduction of bulk linking and rebalancing. Since launching model portfolios in 2010 BT has been working... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle’s latest investment strategy and market commentary

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Global equity markets were largely unchanged in April, although this masked a fairly wide dispersion in returns at the sector level. Earlier in the month, for example, technology stocks came... Read more continue reading

AMP reduces pricing on North Guarantee

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AMP has reduced the cost of the North Guarantee, making it cheaper for customers taking out a new guarantee to access a solution to protect their capital in times of... Read more continue reading

A part to play – ETFs and client portfolios

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For more than three decades the ways in which financial advisers deploy their client’s investment capital into markets has been evolving. From the introduction of retail unit trusts in the... Read more continue reading

Synchron: Simply the best

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Leading non-institutional licensee, Synchron, has attributed its outstanding growth, from 28 authorised representatives, turning over $2.5 million in business in 2002 to over 300 authorised representatives, turning over $40 million... Read more continue reading

US stocks will rise for a fair while yet

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It has been a solid start for US equities after a strong 2013. Their resilience has been particularly impressive given investors had ample opportunity to take fright. Despite much uncertainty... Read more continue reading

Investec Australia Property Fund acquires prime office property in Canberra

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Investec Australia Property Fund (“IAPF” or the “Fund”) last week announced the purchase of an A-grade office building in Canberra for AUD25.8m, representing an annualised property yield of 7.84%. The... Read more continue reading