Investors pour over $1bn into global assets via ASX-listed ETFs

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The performance in share markets this year has driven strong flows into exchange traded funds (ETFs), with over $1 billion pouring into ASX-listed international ETFs, helping to drive the market... Read more continue reading

Just how expensive are the banks?

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Australian banks have been among the strongest performing stocks in the Australian share market this year. Attractive dividend yields have been a primary driver of the banking sector’s outperformance in this... Read more continue reading

Unprecedented convergence of capital will continue to impact insurance markets

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“An influx of capital from non-traditional sources is contributing to increased market capacity, lower premiums, and effectively enhancing competition in the global insurance industry.” Commenting on insurance markets in 2013,... Read more continue reading

Standard Life Investments Select Property Fund sells in Australia to reinvest in Japan

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Standard Life Investments Select Property Fund has completed the sale of 82 Eagle Street – a prime asset in Brisbane, Australia – to Japanese property group, Jen Retail Properties Ltd... Read more continue reading

Portfolio efficiency leads new product design

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The nirvana for many financial planners and investors is a seamless system of managing portfolios which takes into account the full spectrum of administration, asset allocation, best interest duty and... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Australian ETF Review November 2013: The industry continues to rise and rise

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The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market continued its 18th consecutive month of growth in November, reaching a new record high of $9.6 billion in funds under management, according to BetaShares’... Read more continue reading

AMP Flexible Super reaches $10 billion AUM

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AMP’s award winning all-in-one super and retirement product, AMP Flexible Super, has notched up over $10 billion in assets under management (AUM), capping off a remarkable period of growth since... Read more continue reading

Asset allocation drives ETF growth

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Asset allocation is driving the investment landscape for advisers and sophisticated investors. Rather than debating which Aussie bank to own, the focus is moving to which countries should I be... Read more continue reading

TAL named CoreData’s 2013 Life Company of the Year

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Australia’s leading specialist life insurer TAL has won the 2013 CoreData Life Insurance Company of the Year Award. This is the second successive year TAL has won this prestigious award... Read more continue reading

RBA: Caught between a rock and a hard place

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Standard Life Investments, the global asset manager, believes the Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to keep interest rates on hold well into 2014, with the strength of the housing... Read more continue reading