AFA welcomes Assistant Treasurer

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has welcomed the appointment of the Hon. Kelly O’Dwyer, MP as Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Small Business. Commenting on the appointment, AFA National President,... 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

Certainty for investors lies ahead

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While market volatility is likely to continue, investors could have several good reasons to feel more certainty leading to confidence over the next several weeks, depending on reaction to economic... 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

Fed on hold with dovish commentary

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Following the most anticipated and hotly debated Fed meeting in years the Fed has decided to leave interest rates on hold. More importantly, the commentary around the decision was relatively... 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

APRA funds should heed ASIC warning on misleading their members

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ASIC’s warning to APRA-regulated funds about potential misleading statements to new and existing members demonstrates these institutions need to stay between the regulatory goalposts, says SMSF Association Chief Executive Officer/Managing... Read more continue reading

ChAFTA must pass Parliament during October sittings

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The Financial Services Council has set a deadline for the Parliament to show bipartisan support for the China-Australian Free Trade Agreement legislation by passing it during the October sittings. This... Read more continue reading

Putting recent share market falls in context

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Key points Periods of declines and volatility in share markets are a normal part of the way they work. Share market falls tend to be deepest when associated with recession... Read more continue reading