Synchron writes to Government calling for separation of advice disciplines

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Australia’s leading independently owned licensee, Synchron, has written to Government, urging that reforms to the Education Standards Bill include streamlined education pathways for differing disciplines. “In our letter we reflect... Read more continue reading

Perpetual appoints David Kiddie as Group Executive Perpetual Investments

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Perpetual has announced the appointment of David Kiddie to the position of Group Executive, Perpetual Investments effective February 2016. Mr Kiddie will lead the Perpetual Investments business including the investment... Read more continue reading

Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2016

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Could the euro, Brazil and oil be the unlikely winners of the year? Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management lifts view on global equities to moderately overweight 

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 Lifts stance to slightly overweight from neutral on global equities  Underweight stance on global bonds amid expectation of a moderate rise in yields  U.S. dollar seen as strong in 2016... Read more continue reading

AZ NGA closes 2015 with seventh acquisition

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AZ NGA has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire 51% of the capital of RI Toowoomba (“RIT”). The agreement includes a share swap of 49% of RIT’s equity... Read more continue reading

Midwinter boosts Insurance modelling capacity of AdviceOS

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Midwinter has today announced significant enhancements made to its insurance modelling capability within cloud based – AdviceOS, rolling out the additional functionality to AdviceOS users over the past month. This... Read more continue reading

Lifeplan creates new role for Perth BDM

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Lifeplan Funds Management has consolidated its push into the West Australian market with the appointment of Mr Ryan Francis to the newly created role of business development manager. Mr Francis... Read more continue reading

HUB24 launches international managed portfolios

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Industry-leading investment and superannuation platform provider HUB24 (ASX: HUB) yesterday launched international managed portfolios on its platform, enabling investors to directly own international listed companies via professionally managed portfolios from more... Read more continue reading

Omniwealth appoints a senior accountant to build expertise in business advisory services

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Diversified financial services group, Omniwealth, has appointed Atle Crowe-Maxwell as its COO and also as director of its new business advisory service. Atle has joined to build a business advisory/succession... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management’s Australian Share Concentrated Portfolio now available on HUB24

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The Nikko AM-Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Portfolio is now available on the HUB24 platform for both HUB24 Invest and HUB24 Super as a managed portfolio. HUB24’s platform offers a range... Read more continue reading