AIA Group announces record quarterly results

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Value of new business up 26 per cent Life insurance specialist AIA Australia continues its path of solid performance, as AIA Group Limited yesterday announced a record value of new... Read more continue reading

Synchron: Beware the pre-nup

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In an attempt to build a fence around their authorised representatives, some licensees are still making their advisers sign agreements which will force them to pay run-off professional indemnity (PI)... Read more continue reading

Australian Unity Investments wins Australian Property Institute NSW Excellence in Property Award for 2013

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Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust has been named the winner of the 2013 Australian Property Institute NSW Excellence in Property Awards in the Property Trust Industry category. The Trust is... Read more continue reading

SSgA launches ETF model portfolio offering with OneVue

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State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) and OneVue today announced that SSgA is launching a suite of six exchange traded fund (ETF) model portfolios via OneVue’s Unified Managed Account investment platform... Read more continue reading

Advisers, investors and investment platforms demonstrate strong appetite for prime industrial property

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More than a year ahead of schedule Charter Hall Direct Property today announced that its Direct Industrial Fund No.2 (DIF2) has successfully closed oversubscribed raising $135 million within ten months of launch.... Read more continue reading

Dark clouds are clearing for insurers and business

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But planning still the key to risk management success Nearly two years on from the devastating series of natural disasters that saw floods, bushfires, earthquakes and tsunamis scar the Asia-Pacific... Read more continue reading

Five BetaShares exchange traded funds now available on Praemium platform

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Australian specialist ETF provider BetaShares today announced the inclusion of five of its exchange traded products on the Praemium SMA platform, providing advisers with exposure to domestic equities strategies, currencies... Read more continue reading

The ‘Free Lunch’ Is Over – it’s time to get active in emerging markets

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The reasons to invest in faster-growing emerging markets remain compelling. However, the drivers of emerging markets are changing, which has consequences for the approach investors take. Rebalancing in the global... Read more continue reading

Video: Small caps sector outlook – Q4 2013

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The Small Ordinaries Index has had everything thrown at it over the last 12-18 months, but Jeremy Bendeich, Portfolio Manager at Avoca Investment Management, believes a ‘virtuous cycle’ is starting... Read more continue reading

Nikko AM’s Global Investment Committee updates house view, maintains overweight equities stance

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Nikko AM’s Global Investment Committee (GIC), which consists of senior investment professionals from the group’s global offices, has updated its views on the global economic situation, financial markets and asset... Read more continue reading