Short-termism a challenge for investors

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Australian share market investors are increasingly focused on unsustainably quick gains rather than long-term growth, says Julian Beaumont, investment director at BAEP, in his recent paper entitled: A long story... Read more continue reading

Australian start-up Vinomofo raises $25 million in financing from Blue Sky Venture Capital

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Vinomofo, the most epic wine site on the planet, announced $25 million in financing from Blue Sky Venture Capital to bolster rapid domestic growth and support operations in new markets.... Read more continue reading

Infocus expands advice footprint

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Infocus Wealth Management Limited (Infocus), one of Australia’s leading privately-owned wealth managers, this week announced it has acquired another financial advice business under the Infocus Group Succession Plan. The Infocus... Read more continue reading

Lazard Asset Management lowers minimum investment for global listed infrastructure and emerging markets funds

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Investment manager, Lazard Asset Management Pacific Co. today announced the lowering of minimum investment for two of its funds to A$20,000. The two funds are the Lazard Emerging Markets Equity... Read more continue reading

Crowe Horwath ups M&A, Tax and Private Equity firepower with two ex-‘Big Four’ appointments

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Crowe Horwath, one of Australia’s leading accountancy firms and part of Findex, has expanded its Corporate Finance and Tax Advisory teams with two senior appointments, both with ‘Big Four’ provenance.... Read more continue reading

Asia Pacific Absolute Return Fund smooths returns in eventful markets

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Australian funds management group Pengana Capital (Pengana) has reinforced the value of investors diversifying sources of return across their portfolio, highlighting the ability of its Asia Pacific event-driven fund to deliver... Read more continue reading

Managing clients SMSF’s made easy with BT Panorama

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BT has added further capability to BT Panorama SMSF where advisers and accountants can work collaboratively to set up their clients’ SMSFs online, to invest their super, help administer their... Read more continue reading

AstuteWheel expands to South Africa and takes up Turnbull’s FinTech challenge

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AstuteWheel is challenging the boundaries of Australian financial advice, exporting its flagship client engagement platform to South Africa and becoming a member of Stone and Chalk, the independent not-for-profit Fintech... Read more continue reading

Businesses voice tax reform priorities – BDO 2016 Tax Reform Survey results

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The Australian business community has spoken on the critical issue of tax reform, highlighting the discrepancy between business and government priorities. A record 523 respondents from around the country –... Read more continue reading

Prime credit markets open to Australian investors

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Australia’s first pooled investment vehicle targeting high income returns from prime credit sourced via global Marketplace Lending (MPL) has opened to high net worth and institutional investors. Global Credit Investments’... Read more continue reading