Weekly market & economic update – week ending 15 August, 2014

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets generally moved higher over the last week as some soft economic data highlighted the need for continued easy global... Read more continue reading

Van Eck Global expands Australia team to drive capabilities

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Van Eck Global has made several new appointments to its Australian team to help expand its institutional presence and its exchange traded fund business, Market Vectors ETFs, in the local... Read more continue reading

Greencape appoints Australian equities specialist Ryan Green

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Boutique Australian equities fund manager Greencape Capital has announced the appointment of Ryan Green to the role of Investor, where he will be responsible for research and stock selection. Mr... Read more continue reading

Standard Life Investments delivers defining decade

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Standard Life Investments, the global fund manager, enjoyed a record breaking first half to 2014 which continues the tremendous momentum the company has seen over the past ten years. The... Read more continue reading

Libertas FP announces accounting firm joins dealer group & strategic alliance with mentor education

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Libertas Financial Planning Pty Ltd (Libertas) Director, Mark Euvrard, has announced that Eagle Financial Pty Ltd is the first accounting firm to join the dealer group. Currently, Libertas has around... Read more continue reading

Skaffold appoints Trevor Clisby to lead its move into wholesale markets

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Independent stock research company, Skaffold.com, has appointed Trevor Clisby to lead its expansion into Financial Services and SMSF Administrator markets. Skaffold CEO Peter Simson said Mr Clisby’s appointment will drive... Read more continue reading

Lonsec research responds to increased demand for SMA platforms

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Lonsec predicts continued growth of SMA platforms in coming years Lonsec has undertaken new research into Australia’s  separately managed account (SMA) platforms in recognition of the increasingly important role SMAs... Read more continue reading

Avaloq Banking Suite now fully compliant with Australian tax system

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The Avaloq group, an international leader in integrated and comprehensive solutions for wealth management, universal and retail banks, yesterday announced that its Banking Suite has achieved full compliance with the Australian... Read more continue reading

AFA Appoints Anne Fuchs to New Role as Chief Commercial Officer

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed Anne Fuchs to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). Ms Fuchs will be charged with the responsibilities of income generation... Read more continue reading

Business confidence lifts; Export sales at 13-year high

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NAB Business Survey; Credit & debit card lending; Weekly Consumer Confidence Business conditions and confidence: The NAB business confidence index rose 7.8 points to +11.0 points in July – a 10-month... Read more continue reading