PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund Limited announces strong first half result

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ASX listed investment company, PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund Limited (ASX: PGF), posted strong growth in its first half financial year results, with earnings per share (EPS) of 15.26 cents... Read more continue reading

Parliamentary committee chair signs off on concept of SMSF professional

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The concept of an SMSF profession was endorsed by Senator David Fawcett, Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services, in his address to the 2015 SMSF... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 20 February, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US and Australian shares were little changed over the last week, other markets managed good gains. Eurozone shares were helped... Read more continue reading

Economy-wide spending continues to slow

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Growth of economy-wide spending eased further in January. The Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI) – a measure of economy-wide spending – rose by 0.2... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes assistant treasurer’s support of recommendations for the advice industry

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s comments in yesterday’s Australian Financial Review, which support the recent Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) Inquiry and FSI Report.... Read more continue reading

Centuria Capital declares dividend on the back of strong half-year results.

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Specialist investment manager Centuria Capital yesterday announced its results for the half-year ended 31 December 2014 and declared an interim fully franked dividend of 2.0 cps. Group CEO John McBain commented:... Read more continue reading

AMP reports A$884 million net profit for FY 14

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AMP Limited has reported a net profit of A$884 million for the full year to 31 December 2014[1], up 32 per cent on A$672 million reported for FY 13. Underlying... Read more continue reading

Investment Trends 2014 Australia Foreign Exchange Report released

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Key findings of the Investment Trends 2014 Australia FX Report: FX trader numbers slipped slightly, but volumes could rise again in 2015 Broker satisfaction reached a record high, but trader... Read more continue reading

Kenneth P. Mungan elected as Milliman’s Chairman of the Board

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Milliman, one of the premier global consulting and actuarial firms, yesterday announced the election of Kenneth P. Mungan as Chairman of the Board. Milliman’s board of directors made the announcement, acting... Read more continue reading

Pan-Tribal makes new appointments

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Colin Woods, CEO of new investment management business Pan-Tribal Asset Management, has announced the appointment of two Key Account Managers. David Myers and Matthew Mantle have been appointed Key Account... Read more continue reading