AMP Capital targets US$2 billion with new Infrastructure Debt Fund III

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AMP Capital has commenced fundraising for its Infrastructure Debt Fund III (IDF  III), which is targeting US$2 billion in commitments from institutional  investors around the world. IDF III is AMP... Read more continue reading

Has Indonesia turned the corner?

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The recent stabilisation in Indonesia’s currency and bond markets, together with subdued inflation and a healthy trade surplus, is paving the way for monetary easing. Moreover, a pickup in infrastructure... Read more continue reading

AFA honours outstanding members of the advice community

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) formally recognized a number of outstanding members of the financial advice community at the 2015 AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns last week. In... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 November, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares mostly saw solid gains over the last week helped by good economic data, albeit with talk of ongoing Fed... Read more continue reading

Global Equities Market ripe for Long/Short managers says Zenith

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The global equities market is ripe for long/short managers according to Zenith Investment Partners latest Global Long/Short equities Sector Report released this week. The 12 months to 30 September 2015... Read more continue reading

Invast research points to commodities recovery

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Invast Australia in its November 2015 Investment Committee Monthly Outlook predicts commodity prices could be near rock bottom levels with the possibility of a recovery in the first half of... Read more continue reading

Reserve Bank view on rates; Record vehicle sales

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Reserve Bank Governor Speech; New vehicle sales Easing bias: In a speech, the Reserve Bank Governor clearly stated the easing bias: “were a change to monetary policy to be required... Read more continue reading

OneVue acquires 100% of Super Managers Australia

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OneVue Holdings Limited (OneVue) yesterday announces the acquisition of 100% of Super Managers Australia Pty Ltd (SMA), expanding the Group’s superannuation capabilities further into the fast growing superannuation administration sector. SMA... Read more continue reading

QUAL added to BT SuperWrap and Asgard Super platforms

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Van Eck Australia yesterday announced that its Market Vectors MSCI World ex Australia Quality ETF (QUAL) has been added to the BT SuperWrap and Asgard Super platforms. In its first year,... Read more continue reading

Stronger iron ore prices lift export receipts

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Balance on Goods and Services – September 2015 The goods and services trade deficit came in at $2.3bn in September. Total exports rose by 3.4% and total imports rose by... Read more continue reading