Emerging market opportunities should attract fixed income investors

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Despite having faced significant headwinds over the last six months, the outlook for emerging markets is positive, and particularly for investors in emerging market debt (EMD), says Gorky Urquieta, co-head... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital secures over US$300 million for second infrastructure debt fund

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AMP Capital has attracted more than US$300 million from 17 institutional investors from Japan, United Kingdom, Korea, Switzerland and Australia, to complete the first close of the AMP Capital Infrastructure... Read more continue reading

Increased noise endangers logic

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The amount of confusing ‘noise’ in the investment world is making it increasingly difficult for investors to focus on priorities and reach sensible investment decisions, says Edward Smith, head of... Read more continue reading

Investing in demographics – identifying the growth winners

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Demographics is the most resilient and significant investment driver of our time, providing investors with greater certainty than many macroeconomic themes and allowing them to identify companies likely to benefit... Read more continue reading

Bendigo Wealth granted a MySuper authorisation

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Sandhurst Trustees, which forms part of Bendigo Wealth, has been granted authorisation by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) to issue a MySuper product under the new regime implemented by... Read more continue reading

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