State Super Financial Services invests in Standard Life Investments’ GARS

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Standard Life Investments, the global asset manager, is pleased to announce that State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has invested into its Global Absolute Return Strategies Australian Trust (GARS)  as part... Read more continue reading

Zurich says education and advice key to Australians avoiding life ‘mis-insurance’ gap

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New research explores degree of Australia’s mis-informed, mis-insured Zurich yesterday released new research showing many Australians have misperceptions about their life insurance, exposing them to a “mis-insurance” gap, the consequences... Read more continue reading

AMP launches Super product for growing middle market employer segment

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AMP has launched a new corporate superannuation solution for the growing middle market, a segment which now accounts for 25 per cent of Australian workers. AMP SignatureSuper Select will offer... Read more continue reading

AMP relaunches products on Bluedoor Platform

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Bluedoor technology powers North’s incredible growth DST Bluedoor, a leading global provider of IT solutions for the wealth management industry, yesterday announced that its technology is behind AMP’s successful migration... Read more continue reading

Japan story intact, despite market volatility

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BOJ maintains its accommodative policy though markets expected more Japan’s GDP growth considerably better than reported Japan’s equity market weathered an onslaught of selling in February by global macro hedge... Read more continue reading

Centric Wealth says estate planning central issue for same sex couples

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Financial planning and estate planning just as important for same sex couples as it is for more traditional unions. Centric Wealth has said that even without recognised gay marriage, there... Read more continue reading

Aged-care complexity continues, despite government reforms

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Centric Wealth says bonds now creating most confusion for elderly and their families Leading wealth management advisory firm, Centric Wealth, today said that despite the Federal Government’s Living Longer Living... Read more continue reading

AMP North hits $10 billion FUA, up from $2 billion in just 3 years

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AMP’s flagship wrap platform North has hit $10 billion in Funds Under Advice (FUA), a five-fold increase since it launched as a full wrap platform with $2 billion in FUA... Read more continue reading

Smart beta strategy outperforms in 2013

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The value of “smart beta” strategies in investment portfolios has been highlighted, with performance figures for 2013 showing a smart beta index beat out both Australia’s main market-cap weighted index,... Read more continue reading

Tapering: Where others see risk, William Blair sees opportunity

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Fears of stability across the globe around tapering are creating significant investment opportunities in countries like India, Thailand, the Ukraine, Venezuela and Argentina, according to William Blair’s Head of Dynamic... Read more continue reading