Australia Ratings affirms La Trobe Financial Asset Management operational capability assessment ranking of ‘Strong’

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Australia Ratings has affirmed its Operational Capability Assessment (OCA) ranking of ‘Strong’ on La Trobe Financial Asset Management Pty Ltd (LFAM) – in its role as Responsible Entity for the... Read more continue reading

Future 2 Foundation, Mt Kilimanjaro Climb 2016 – Want to climb a mountain? Of course I do…

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It sounded like a good idea at the time. It was something I’d never done before nor really thought of doing. It was an opportunity to raise money for a... Read more continue reading

Looking at the world economy on the eve of Australian Federal Budget

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Long bonds dominate as the oil price recovers In Australia this week,  eyes will be on today’s Federal Budget, which may well live up to the “dull” label slapped on it... Read more continue reading

Macquarie platforms ranked top of the industry by advisers

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Advisers rank Macquarie Wrap Manager and Macquarie Wrap Consolidator first and second in 2015 Wealth Insights Platform Service Level Report Macquarie’s Wrap investment platforms – Macquarie Wrap Manager and Macquarie... Read more continue reading

Federal Budget: Short & longer-term goals

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Federal Budget preview Kinder, gentler Budget? The Federal Budget will be focussed on the short-term imperative of rebuilding confidence and the longer-term goal of increasing participation in the workforce. In... Read more continue reading

Pengana Capital announces joint venture with global small caps specialist Lizard Investors to run the Pengana Global Small Companies Fund

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“The Pengana Global Small Companies Fund will invest worldwide, focusing on global stocks capitalised under $US10billion, with a median market cap expected to be less than $US3billion. The mandate will... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 8 May, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Shares had a rough week on the back of a continuation of the global bond sell-off, some soft US data, comments... Read more continue reading

FSC comment on early access to superannuation

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The Financial Services Council (FSC) welcomes the announcement that the Commonwealth will reform the early access arrangements to superannuation for Australians with terminal illnesses. The rigid superannuation access laws will... Read more continue reading

Peters MacGregor Capital Management’s Global Equity Fund joins retail platforms BT Wrap & Asgard

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The Peters MacGregor Global Equity Fund, one of Australia’s longest running global equity funds, has been added to the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms. The Fund provides clients with investments... Read more continue reading

Technical conferences crucial for SMSF professionals who want to stay abreast of super discussions

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The SMSF Association has prepared a challenging program for its annual State Technical Conference Series that aims to enhance the skills and knowledge of SMSF specialists to assist them provide... Read more continue reading