China continues to deteriorate. US down but nowhere near to being out

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Australian Ethical observes indicators that track the production and movement of goods and services through an economy’s supply chain to gauge current trading conditions. Each month they update their proprietary... Read more continue reading

Taking Stock: Many are called but few are chosen 

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Following the themes that emerged in late April, May was noticeable for a transition in market leadership away from the “yield” names that have dominated ASX market performance through the... Read more continue reading

Investors need an enhanced toolkit to fight low rates, low growth

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Australian investors must broaden their opportunity set to face the dual challenges of low global interest rates and historically low economic growth, according to Investec Asset Management. Speaking at a... Read more continue reading

Standard Life announces that David Nish is stepping down

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The Board of Standard Life plc announces that David Nish is stepping down on 5 August 2015 after six years as Chief Executive and nine years as a Director of... Read more continue reading

Blue Sky declares first close for its venture capital fund

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Blue Sky Venture Capital has declared first close for its venture capital fund (VC2014) with more than $15 million in committed capital. Blue Sky Venture Capital investment director Dr Elaine... Read more continue reading

Standard Life Investments’ Absolute Return Fund added to Asgard platform

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Standard Life Investments, the global asset manager, is pleased to announce that its highly successful Global Absolute Return Strategies Australian Trust (ARN 125 891 26) is now available to Wholesale... Read more continue reading

China Free Trade a Win Win

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Households and businesses to benefit from signing of historic agreement Crowe Horwath, one of Australia’s largest accounting firms, has welcomed the signing of the China Free Trade agreement, describing it... Read more continue reading

NAB Wealth permanently appoint Greg Miller as Executive GM

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NAB Wealth has permanently appointed Greg Miller to the position of Executive General Manager, Wealth Advice. Greg has been acting in this role since the beginning of the year. NAB... Read more continue reading

Treating all children equally – SMSFs, estates, avoiding claims 

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Changes in composition + value of estate and/or super account balance over time can result in the children being treated unequally. At times, even the best intentions of a deceased... Read more continue reading

The Lazard Emerging Market Debt Outlook:  Playing the waiting game

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The long awaited correction in fixed income markets has begun, what does it mean for emerging market debt and what are the catalysts for a rebound? The first part of... Read more continue reading