AFA on Life Insurance Framework

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is working to improve specific areas of the Life Insurance Framework (LIF), as implementation is considered by life insurers and government. In commenting on... Read more continue reading

Robo-Adviser Ignition Wealth signs up Retirement Planning Association Australasia

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Ignition Wealth has signed an agreement with the Retirement Planning Association of Australasia (RPAA). More than 23,000 RPAA members will now be able to access Ignition’s online investment advice platform,... Read more continue reading

Asia: Too early to worry about El Niño as downside risks to growth persist

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After a period of lower oil prices and disinflation concerns, Asian markets are shifting their focus to the risk of an El Niño–driven food price inflation. But an absence of... Read more continue reading

Increased term premium lies ahead, fixed income investors advised

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Fixed income investors should be factoring a rise in the term premium into their planning, according to QIC, one of Australia’s largest institutional investment managers. The QIC Global Liquid Strategies... Read more continue reading

Iran to add to oil supply and weigh on prices

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Petrol Petrol prices: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol rose by 0.3 cents per litre to 138.9 cents per litre in the... Read more continue reading

Lonsec issues ‘Recommended’ rating on BetaShares’ Nasdaq 100 ETF

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BetaShares, a leading Australian manager of exchange traded funds, has been awarded a ‘Recommended (Index)’ rating from Lonsec for its Nasdaq 100 ETF (ASX code ‘NDQ’). Launched in May, NDQ... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States

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July 2015 How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 17 July, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets have had a good week reflecting good news regarding Greece, better than expected Chinese economic data, the nuclear agreement... Read more continue reading

ASIC move on auditor gets thumbs up from SMSF Association

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The SMSF Association is pleased that ASIC is actively policing the register of approved SMSF auditors as evidenced by the recent disqualification of an SMSF auditor under the SIS Act.... Read more continue reading

PIMCO hires John Lane as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer of Alternatives

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PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has hired John Lane as Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer of its alternatives platform. He will be based in Newport... Read more continue reading