Dust off the history books – it’s back to the past to control the property cycle

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Key points In response to pressure from APRA, lenders are starting to tighten lending conditions to property investors. This is designed to slow property investor lending, particularly into the strong... Read more continue reading

AFA celebrates fifth Female Excellence in Advice award and second AFA Inspire anniversary with nationwide events

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) is celebrating the launch of the fifth AFA Female Excellence in Advice Award (the Award) and the second anniversary of AFA Inspire with a... Read more continue reading

Promontory Financial Group provides an update on the Open Advice Review program

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Commonwealth Bank notes the release of Promontory Financial Group’s second report on the Open Advice Review program, which provides an update on the program’s overall progress. The report has acknowledged... Read more continue reading

The good, the bad and the brave of the small cap sector

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Resource and mining services companies continue to drag down the small capitalisation market, with their losses overshadowing otherwise strong results and the beginnings of a welcome restructure within the small... Read more continue reading

Biggest fall in business investment in 5½ years

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Business investment Softer investment: New business spending on buildings or equipment fell by 4.4 per cent in the March quarter – the biggest fall since September quarter 2009. Expected business... Read more continue reading

AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund added to netwealth platform

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The AllianceBernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund has been added to the netwealth investment platform. This follows other recent AB activity in the Australian retail market including the addition of the... Read more continue reading

Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Equity Fund now available to Australian investors

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Harding Loevner LP, a leading US-based global equities manager, yesterday announced the launch of its first Australian-domiciled unit trust, the Harding Loevner Emerging Markets Equity Fund. “Australian investors are looking for... Read more continue reading

OnPay revolutionises revenue management

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OnPay, an innovative cloud-based revenue management platform, has been launched to help Australian licensees and advisers take control of their fee and commission data in the new world of increased... Read more continue reading

Acadian LLC buys Colonial First State’s stake in Acadian Australia

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Global asset manager Acadian Asset Management LLC (Acadian LLC) has agreed to purchase Colonial First State Investments Limited’s (Colonial First State’s) 50 per cent holding in Acadian Asset Management Australia... Read more continue reading

PIMCO Hires David Erdonmez as Senior Vice President and Account Manager

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PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has hired David Erdonmez as Senior Vice President and Account Manager to head PIMCO Australia’s Investment Due Diligence Group (IDDG). Mr. Erdonmez will... Read more continue reading