Emerging market debt markets offer value and diversity

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There are significant pockets of value in emerging markets debt with a wide variety of options for investors to access fixed income assets at a low cost, according to Francis... Read more continue reading

Super rollovers with industrial strength

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Financial advisers using AdviserLogic software can now incorporate transactional components of advice into their broader service proposition and still keep the personal touch, thanks to a new Super Rollover feature (Super... Read more continue reading

Government reverts to seven year threshold for unclaimed life insurance

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The Government’s announcement yesterday that it would amend the Life Insurance Act to revert to a seven year threshold for “lost” life insurance policies before they are deemed unclaimed monies is... Read more continue reading

China – the usual worries, but no boom and no bust

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Key points Chinese economic data is off to a soft start this year. However, there are reasons for optimism that growth this year will still come in “around 7%”. Monetary... Read more continue reading

Survival of the fittest in financial services employment market

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Australian investment professionals are among the most pessimistic in the world when it comes to expectations of future employment, and nearly a quarter say the situation is getting worse. This... Read more continue reading

AMP appoints new head of corporate super

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AMP has appointed Vicki Doyle as Director Corporate Superannuation, reporting to AMP Group Executive Advice and Banking Rob Caprioli. Ms Doyle will be responsible for strategy, business growth and retention... Read more continue reading

ASIC increasing use of behavioural economics across its regulatory business

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ASIC yesterday released two reports of behavioural economics (BE) research experiments conducted as part of its push to better understand market and consumer behaviour. The behavioural experiments conducted by the Queensland... Read more continue reading

Quality pays dividends, again

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“Results from this reporting season reveal that the best Australian companies have a competitive advantage and grow their businesses on the back of sustainable earnings rather than debt. Weaker ones... Read more continue reading

Reserve Bank battles fog; uncertain consumers

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Consumer confidence; Reserve Bank Board Minutes Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.5 per cent in the week to March 15 to a reading of... Read more continue reading

Blue Sky Alternative Investments’ assets under management and investment performance update

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Blue Sky Alternative Investments Limited (ASX:BLA) has released its latest fund investment performance, showing an internal rate of return across its funds of 15.3 per cent per annum net of... Read more continue reading