Cautious self managed superannuation investors build a ‘wall of cash’

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The Vanguard/Investment Trends Self Managed Super Funds (SMSF) report tells a clear story of a lack of confidence in future market directions within the self managed super fund sector, according... Read more continue reading

Self managed super funds and lending

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Have your clients with SMSFs loaned money from their fund? If so, remind them to make sure that the loan terms comply with the law and are in the best... Read more continue reading

Technology, education, analytics to drive growth in wholesale insurance market

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A new report from independent financial services consultancy Rice Warner predicts strong growth for the wholesale insurance market over the next 15 years. According to Richard Weatherhead, Director and Head... Read more continue reading

Time to go global, advisers told

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Leading international asset manager, Threadneedle Investments, has called on Australian advisers to think outside the local equities box and ask their clients to consider the merits of a ‘borderless, active... Read more continue reading

AustralianSuper building in-house investment talent

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AustralianSuper is pleased to announce the appointment of Innes McKeand to the Fund’s newly created role of Head of Equities. In this role, Mr. McKeand will be responsible for the... Read more continue reading

Don’t overestimate the market downturn

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Investors shouldn’t overestimate the impact that the recent downturn in the financial markets had on their portfolios, Sharesight Managing Director Andrew Bird urged today. “Many investors consider the performance of... Read more continue reading

Falling gold mining equities present buying opportunity

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The real action started last week with four consecutive days of four percent or greater swings in the S&P 500 – the last time we saw this was at the... Read more continue reading

Housing market trends: Australian homes largest in world

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New data confirms that Australia is still building the largest homes in the world. Data commissioned from the Australian Bureau of Statistics by CommSec shows that the average floor area... Read more continue reading

The sharemarket panic – what happened to the global recovery?

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After the events of the last few weeks it’s easy to be bearish. After plunging nearly 20% from their highs earlier this year to the lows last week, global share... Read more continue reading