Advisers and clients looking for global equities options

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With growing interest in global equities from Australian investors, the Equity Trustees Dundas Global Equity Fund is now available for investment on the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms. The fund,... Read more continue reading

MLC calls on women to take action on super

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Ahead of International Women’s Day, MLC is raising awareness about the importance of superannuation and the amount of savings women will need in retirement. Women retire with 40% less super... Read more continue reading

BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report: ETF investor numbers top 100,000

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Number of ETF investors surges 50% in 12 months to ~102,500 SMSFs remain a key driver of industry growth Advisers using ETFs in their practices grow to 33%, the highest... Read more continue reading

AMP Flexible Super offers new insurance and investment choice

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AMP has made a number of enhancements to AMP Flexible Super, its leading superannuation and retirement product, making it a more competitive and attractive product for customers saving for their... Read more continue reading

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