Blue Sky Private Equity acquires pub portfolio

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Blue Sky Private Equity and Greg Maitland have today jointly acquired a portfolio of South Australian hotels in a business to be rebranded GM Hotels. The portfolio consists of 10... Read more continue reading

AFA welcomes Emily Saint-Smith

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced the appointment of Emily Saint-Smith to the role of Events Associate. Ms Saint-Smith will be responsible for delivering the AFA’s calendar of... Read more continue reading

Portfolio responsibilities offer big picture perspective

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Synchron has applauded the changes in ministerial responsibility announced in Canberra and in particular is delighted that the Small Business and Assistant Treasurer (and therefore Financial Services) ministries have been... Read more continue reading

Sydney house price growth reaches new high, falls in Perth, Darwin

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A new official report reveals house prices surged in the June 2015 quarter in Sydney to post their fastest annual growth yet of 18.9%, while values fell back in Perth... Read more continue reading

Sam Theodore joins BlackRock Australian Fundamental Equities team

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BlackRock has announced that Sam Theodore is joining BlackRock as a Director and will be an analyst in the Australian Fundamental Equities team. Sam’s appointment builds on the capability of the... Read more continue reading

AFA: Adviser presentations essential to successful conference agenda

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced that over 20 advisers will be presenting at this year’s AFA National Adviser Conference. AFA CEO Brad Fox said this really highlights... Read more continue reading

Both large and small boutique hedge funds win gongs at the Australian Hedge Funds Awards 2015

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The Ellerston Australian Market Neutral Fund has won the 2015 Australian Hedge Fund of the Year award. Ellerston’s outstanding performance was recognised last night when Hedge Funds Rock & the... Read more continue reading

Zurich wins back to back awards for outstanding value life insurance

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In a repeat of last year’s results, Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited (Zurich) has been honoured by Canstar for providing outstanding value in life insurance. In its annual review of... Read more continue reading

AXA IM SmartBeta Equity strategy successfully navigates turbulent market storms

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Recent market turbulence has provided a valuable ‘real life’ test to AXA IM’s SmartBeta Equity strategy. The AXA IM ACWI SmartBeta Equity Fund (the fund) performed strongly during the ‘China... Read more continue reading

ARRIA announces a working partnership with FE Australia to provide more data services to ARRIA members

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The Association of Real Return Investment Advisers (ARRIA) is pleased to announce that it has established a working partnership with FE Australia to bring to the financial advisory community tools and... Read more continue reading