Senior investors see diverse investment potential across global asset classes in 2014

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Managers and strategists at global investment manager Neuberger Berman envision positive momentum across many asset classes in 2014, as the global economy stabilises and generates moderate growth, according to Solving for... Read more continue reading

Three Questions for 2014

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“As we enter the new year, markets are more or less where we left off in December. Investor appetite for risk is up, liquidity is free flowing and credit markets... Read more continue reading

Interest in online SMSF data facilities spikes

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Only one in five SMSF accountants currently offer their clients and advisers the option to access, review and action client data online, according to the OneVue / Investment Trends 2013 SMSF Accountant... Read more continue reading

Too many families powerless when elderly decline mentally

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Far too many retired Australians have not granted a financial Enduring Power of Attorney, which can lead to problems for their loved ones and unnecessary family conflict, said Anna Hacker,... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Australian ETF Review: Year End 2013

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ETF industry records highest ever annual growth in FuM The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market recorded its highest ever annual growth in 2013, with funds under management increasing by... Read more continue reading

Global ETF and ETP assets reached US$2.4 trillion, a new record high, at the end of 2013

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US$24.5 billion net inflows in December and positive market performance pushed assets in the global ETF/ETP industry to a new record high of US$2.4 trillion at year-end 2013, according to... Read more continue reading

Saxo Bank publishes its investment outlook for Q1 2014

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Emerging Asia will become the world’s primary weak spot in 2014, but we have reached the beginning of the end of this crisis Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital... Read more continue reading

Secret money stashes no substitute for life insurance

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Consumer research into the financial behaviour of Australians has found that an equivalent of 300,000 married and de facto couples admit having secret bank accounts without the knowledge of their... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital invests in New York City power generation facility

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AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Debt Funds I and II (IDF I and IDF II) have successfully closed a US$100 million subordinated debt financing for New York City-based Astoria Project Partners, a... Read more continue reading

Wholesale client tests too complex for SMSFs

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Six different ‘wholesale client’ tests and three different ‘sophisticated investor’ tests currently apply to financial services clients and deciding whether self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees are wholesale or retail is... Read more continue reading