Perpetual awards record $460,000 in philanthropic funds to young Australian artists

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Perpetual yesterday announced that it is distributing a record $460,000 in philanthropic funds to 23 young Australian artists who have received the 2015 Marten Bequest Travelling Scholarships. Each of this year’s... Read more continue reading

MyPlanner unveils new model portfolio

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One of Australia’s fastest growing independently-owned dealer groups, MyPlanner has launched an innovative model portfolio solution to lift practice efficiency, lower costs and curb the group’s reliance on expensive institutionally-owned... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital’s global infrastructure platform attracts US$540m as new fund reaches first close

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AMP Capital has raised more than US$540 million in new commitments for its global infrastructure platform during the last six months. As part of the current fundraising program, the AMP... Read more continue reading

Confidence slump; Benign Chinese inflation

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Consumer confidence; NAB Business Confidence; Chinese Inflation Business conditions and confidence: The NAB business conditions index held steady at +2.1 points in February. The business confidence index fell from +3.3... Read more continue reading

Senate vote a win for SMSF trustees

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SMSF trustees have notched an important victory with the Senate vote to remove the punitive tax rates on excess non-concessional contributions made to superannuation funds. The SMSF Association CEO/Managing Director... Read more continue reading

Desire to invest overseas reaches all-time high

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Australian active investors continue to clamour for overseas investments, and high net worth investors[1] are leading the charge, according to the Certitude Global Investment Intentions Index (CGIII). The CGIII, which... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices settle; Job market recovery

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Weekly petrol price; Chinese trade data; Job advertisements Petrol prices lift: Due to a holiday in Canberra, the weekly national average Australian price of petrol won’t be available until Tuesday.... Read more continue reading

Active management critical for small cap investing

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A passive large cap strategy has significantly outperformed a passive small cap strategy over the past 17 years according to a detailed analysis undertaken by Zenith Investment Partners in their... Read more continue reading

Intergenerational Report confirms the need for financial advice for all Australians

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With the release of the Intergenerational Report (IGR) The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is once again calling for Australians to seek quality financial advice, particularly in light of... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 March, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While European shares continued to power ahead over the past week helped by continued good news out of Europe, most major... Read more continue reading