Industry must provide ‘value to society’ to regain trust

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“Our industry is at a crossroads, largely because investors no longer see the value the industry brings to society and only meaningful change can restore that trust.” These are the... Read more continue reading

Commodity tide is turning, equities rally

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Two big themes dominating markets last week were the upturn in global stock markets and the rally in commodities prices, says George Lucas, Instreet Investment’s managing director. “Oversupply issues have... Read more continue reading

BT appoints Corrin Collocott as new Head of Diversified Portfolio Management, Super & Investment

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BT Investment Solutions has appointed Corrin Collocott to the newly-created position of Head of Diversified Portfolio Management, Super & Investment in its investment management team. Corrin joins BT with over... Read more continue reading

Australians support 12 per cent super contributions and are more willing to switch funds to get a better deal ̶ FSC/ING DIRECT Your Super Future report

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Eighty-eight per cent of Australian workers support our current superannuation system while 35 per cent say they are likely to change funds to get a better deal according to the... Read more continue reading

AFA calls for more vision for life insurance

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Twelve months on from the release of ASIC Report 413 into Retail Life Insurance Advice, the issues to be resolved by the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) need greater focus and... Read more continue reading

Lonsec assigns rating to AllianceBernstein Global Equities Fund

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Global asset manager AB (AllianceBernstein) announced yesterday that investment research house Lonsec has assigned a rating to the AllianceBernstein Global Equities Fund. The Fund takes an active core approach that seeks... Read more continue reading

David Smith appointed Chairman of FPT Wealth

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FPT Wealth is pleased to welcome respected accounting professional David Smith as Chairman. “David has had a long and distinguished career working with the accounting industry, including a partner role... Read more continue reading

Reporting season: peering past the macro noise

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Due to continuous disclosure, reporting season is chiefly an opportunity for companies to relay their outlook to the market. Having said this, the level of detail provided by management is... Read more continue reading

Save your customer’s retirement with the ‘Fee Cost Calculator’

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Most people don’t realise that a seemingly small fee of just 1% on your investments can result in you losing more than 20% of your balance over 40 years, and... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 9 October, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week has seen the rebound in share markets and other growth related assets gather pace led by US shares... Read more continue reading