Vacancy rates steady in September

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Data released by SQM Research yesterday has revealed the national residential vacancy rate was steady at 2.1% in September 2018, though Sydney’s vacancy rate remained at its highest level in... Read more continue reading

Cathy Doyle and Tony Brain join the AMP Superannuation Trustee boards

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The AMP Superannuation Boards has announced that Cathy Doyle and Tony Brain have joined the boards as independent non-executive directors. In their roles, Ms Doyle and Mr Brain are independent... Read more continue reading

Omniwealth appoints a senior financial adviser

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Richard Carey CA, CFP has joined Omniwealth as a senior financial planner after many years at Mercer in a similar role. “We are excited to have a financial adviser with... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment Fund added to Macquarie Wrap Platform

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Insight Investment, a leading global investment manager, has announced that the Insight Diversified Inflation Plus Fund has been added to the Macquarie Wrap platform. The A$211.7m1 Australian-domiciled Fund, which has recently marked its fourth... Read more continue reading

Over 100,000 expats could be affected by proposed CGT change

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A knee-jerk reaction from the Federal Government, says expat adviser. “The Federal government’s proposed scrapping of the capital gains tax exemption for Australians residing overseas is predicted to affect over... Read more continue reading

Pulse Markets partners with Macrovue for global share trading

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Thematic global share investing business Macrovue has announced it has partnered with leading stockbroking and wealth management firm Pulse Markets to make its international share trading platform available for Pulse... Read more continue reading

ATO not to appeal landmark DomaCom SMSF Ruling

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The Australian Government Solicitor advised DomaCom’s Lawyers that the Commissioner will not be applying for special leave to appeal the recent Full Federal Court decision that an investment by an SMSF in units... Read more continue reading

Schroders’ pioneering objective-based fund reaches 10-year milestone

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The Schroders’ objective-based Real Return Fund has passed its 10-year milestone, having launched in the middle of the GFC. It was one of the first objective-based multi-asset funds in Australia. Schroders... Read more continue reading

Fund manager calls for an alternative to Labor’s franking policy

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Leading income investment fund manager, Plato Investment Management Limited (Plato), has warned that the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) proposed changes to Australia’s dividend imputation system may impact more superannuation funds... Read more continue reading

Glen Foster joins Atrium Investment Management as Senior Portfolio Manager

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Atrium Investment Management (Atrium) has announced the appointment of Glen Foster as a Senior Portfolio Manager. Mr Foster joins Atrium with more than 15 years of financial markets experience including... Read more continue reading