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

Saving for retirement keeps women awake at night

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Australians are worried about having insufficient funds for retirement, according to the inaugural MLC Australian Wealth Sentiment Survey. The MLC Australian Wealth Sentiment Survey takes a pulse check of how... Read more continue reading

BetaShares Australian ETF Review September 2013: ETF industry just shy of $9bn

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The Australian exchange traded fund market hit a fresh record high of $8.9 billion in assets under management, as market capitalisation grew by $138 million during September, according to BetaShares’... Read more continue reading

Don’t risk life insurance claim being rejected in bid to save time or money

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Smallest of details can result in insurance claims being rejected: Centric Wealth Buying life insurance online may seem an efficient way of buying life insurance, but for many policy holders... Read more continue reading

The great dividend dilemma

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The demand for yield has stretched valuations of traditional high-yielding stocks. Malcolm Whitten, Portfolio Manager at Tyndall AM explains that looking at the total return to shareholders, not just the... Read more continue reading

Managing risk in a portfolio through fixed interest

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Advisers seeking to provide clients with other options to term deposits need to assess alternatives that offer a combination of liquidity, yield, capital stability and reduced risk, and in particular... Read more continue reading

Australian online broker set to open new doors for finance industry participants

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ASX joins industry in welcoming first new Australian online broker since 2007 The Australian Securities Exchange has welcomed its first new online broker since 2007 following the launch of OpenMarkets.... Read more continue reading

Green ribbon for Australian super fund

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Local Government Super adds to ESG credentials in September Industry super fund Local Government Super (LGS) further cemented its position as a leader in responsible investment this month with a... Read more continue reading

Sustainable earnings replaces sustainable yield

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Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, has announced that its House View is more confident about the economic backdrop into 2014 and advocates a move towards sustainable earning growth... Read more continue reading

Asset Allocation Update: A Case for Europe?

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Despite there being much to consider over the last few months, we have made few changes to portfolios, largely leaving our overweighting to risk assets intact, and within equities and... Read more continue reading