Global ETFs and ETPs gather record inflows and assets reach record high

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ETFGI announced today that net new asset inflows into global Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) hit an all-time high of US$188 billion year-to-date through end of... Read more continue reading

Prolonged market volatility triggering innovation in investing

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A new study released today by CREATE-Research and commissioned by Principal Global Investors finds continued market volatility has sidelined conventional investment wisdom. Therefore, innovation is essential in exploring new ways... Read more continue reading

SMSFs should be integral to Australian-NZ super accord

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The proposal to exclude self managed super funds from the proposed legislation to allow portability of retirement savings between Australia and New Zealand is both “discriminatory and counter-productive.”  The SMSF... Read more continue reading

Superannuation funds: size isn’t everything

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The prevailing view that superannuation funds must merge in order to survive and achieve scale does not stand up to scrutiny, according to Madeline Dermatossian, Managing Director of FuturePlus.  “Many... Read more continue reading

The US election and the markets

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The US election is becoming one of the next key considerations for equity investors. Ironically, the state of the American economy and stock market could influence the election outcome. In... Read more continue reading

ATO: take care what you declare!

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So far this tax time the ATO has already stopped 58,000 income tax returns containing suspected over claimed or fraudulent refunds. “Each year our ability to match data gets better,... Read more continue reading

Wither the UK?

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The UK’s Standard Chartered bank is under investigation by four US federal bodies and faces up to a US$1 billion (A$1.05 billion) in fines for bypassing US money-laundering sanctions against... Read more continue reading

Oliver’s Insights: Shares climbing a wall of worry

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The attached ‘Oliver’s Insight’ looks at the continuing recovery in share markets, despite ongoing worries about the global growth outlook. The key points are as follows: Global growth is likely to be... Read more continue reading

No escape for tax cheats

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Two thousand individuals and companies were successfully prosecuted for fraud, tax and superannuation offences in the 2011-12 financial year. “Tax cheats are trying to get an unfair advantage, adding to... Read more continue reading

What does the ECB move mean for Asian markets?

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David Urquhart, Portfolio Manager of the Fidelity Asia Fund, said, “If approved by the Germans, the bond-buying plan announced last night has the potential to provide some stability to the... Read more continue reading