SMSF Association urges Government to expedite CSLR review in wake of revised levy estimate

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The Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) revised levy estimate for the 2026 financial year places “a far too heavy burden” on the financial advice sector. SMSF Association CEO Peter... Read more continue reading

Managed account adoption triples in the last decade, with nearly 3 in 5 advisers now incorporating them into client portfolios

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State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), together with Investment Trends, has released a new report revealing the proportion of advisers using managed... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital launches new Global Equity Fund

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AMP Capital has launched its new Global Equity Fund, which aims to deliver double-digit annualised absolute returns across a market cycle, with lower volatility than equity markets. The AMP Capital... Read more continue reading

The most used and abused phrases of 2013

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The media and markets’ love of neologisms can obscure the investment reality New global themes and trends, usually relayed and reinforced by the 24-hour news cycle, have a funny way... Read more continue reading

Super-Abenomics: surprising speed of reform ahead

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The Japanese Upper House election held on Sunday 21 July was a true test of the country’s attitude to ‘Abenomics’. The result was resounding support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo... Read more continue reading

Equity: the appeal of high-dividend-yield stocks in medium-and long-term investments

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Nikko AM, the global parent company of Tyndall AM, conducted research last year into stocks with high dividend yields and was of the opinion that: Relatively high returns could be... Read more continue reading

Is the commodities super-cycle over?

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Time to move on from commodities to global stock picking Morgan Stanley last week joined a growing list of big investment banks beating a partial retreat from commodities trading. Like... Read more continue reading

Fidelity: Thoughts on the Fed’s QE exit

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We have known for some time that Ben Bernanke has worried about the build-up of risks stemming from investors’ reach for yield which has ultimately stemmed from the Fed’s highly... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle June economic and market update from CIO Mark Burgess

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Investors are currently more focused than ever on the US economy.  This follows comments from the Federal Reserve indicating that signs of the recovery gathering momentum would lead them to... Read more continue reading

It’s not the size of the company, it’s the size of the return

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All things being equal, when it comes to Australian equities, small and medium-sized companies are likely to perform better than their large-cap counterparts, says fund manager Hyperion Asset Management. This... Read more continue reading