AMP MySuper offers approved by APRA

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AMP will launch its two MySuper offers from 1 January 2014, following approval from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority. AMP Financial Services will draw on the investment expertise of AMP... Read more continue reading

Growth in Asia and emerging markets increasingly independent from developed markets

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Boutique fund manager Metisq Capital says emerging markets are becoming increasingly interdependent; with Asian economies and broader global emerging markets set to become more reliant on each other than on... Read more continue reading

Investing in an (Un)stable Disequilibrium: Which Way Is Up?

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Ever since the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Ben Bernanke’s “tapering” speech on 19 June at a press conference in Washington, D.C., which fueled investor anxiety regarding the future course... Read more continue reading

New platform adds benefits for both investors and advisers

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Four financial services industry experts have partnered with Australian Unity to launch a new investment platform, Federation Managed Accounts. The company that provides the new platform is Federation Alliance, which... Read more continue reading

Risky Business for Insurance Brokers

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Insurance brokers who are advising their corporate/commercial clients once a year have to pick up their act to avoid unwanted Professional Indemnity (PI) claims, according to Charmian Holmes, Solicitor Director... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Australian ETF Review July 2013: Industry breaks through $8bn assets under management

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The Australian exchange traded fund (ETF) market has exceeded the $8 billion mark for the first time, recording 10 consecutive months of record highs to reach $8.25 billion in assets... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital acquires South East Queensland Schools Project

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The AMP Capital Community Infrastructure Fund (CommIF) has acquired a 49.99 per cent equity interest in the South East Queensland Schools Public Private Partnership (PPP) project from the Commonwealth Bank... Read more continue reading

Parents should plan for rising education costs

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Despite government plans to direct further funding to education, parents’ concerns about the increasing cost of their children’s education are not over, warns Matt Walsh, head of Lifeplan. “The cost... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital to grow residential aged care investment

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AMPCapital today announced Singapore-based G. K. Goh Holdings Limited (GK Goh) will acquire a 47.62 per cent stake in the AMP Capital managed residential aged care provider Domain Principal Group... Read more continue reading

Self control of Super not the answer for all; says Centric Wealth

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Implications for retirees and government if SMSF trustees get it wrong Leading Wealth Management firm, Centric Wealth, today said the growth of self managed super funds (SMSFs) could cause problems for retirees... Read more continue reading