Allegations that SMSFs don’t provide information ‘spurious’

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Allegations that SMSFs don’t provide the same level of information about their asset allocation as the larger APRA-regulated funds are simply spurious, says Andrea Slattery, CEO of the SMSF Professionals’... Read more continue reading

Saxo Bank publishes its investment outlook for Q2 2014

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Saxo Bank, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist and parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, has published its second quarterly insight for 2014, focusing on the outlook for Europe.... Read more continue reading

Legg Mason appoints Colin Taylor as sales director to support growth surge

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Legg Mason have announced that Colin Taylor has agreed to join the firm as Director of Sales, based in Melbourne. Colin will promote Legg Mason’s products and affiliate fund managers... Read more continue reading

Alcohol consumption hits 17-year low

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Alcohol consumption Total apparent consumption of alcohol fell for the sixth straight year, down from 10.04 litres of pure alcohol per person to a 17-year low of 9.88 litres per person... Read more continue reading

FSC Annual Life Insurance Conference 2014 − Sustainability and consumers are at the heart of life industry changes

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Sustainability and increased consumerism are at the heart of the changes taking place in the life insurance industry, John Brogden CEO of the Financial Services Council said yesterday. “The FSC... Read more continue reading

William Blair opens up the world to Australia

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Australian investors will have greater global investment choices following the launch yesterday of William Blair’s first unit trusts in Australia. The Chicago-based asset manager has opened its Global Leaders Equity... Read more continue reading

NAB announces retirement of Cameron Clyne

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The Chairman of National Australia Bank Limited, Michael Chaney, announced yesterday that Cameron Clyne had advised the Board that he will retire as Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director... Read more continue reading

Retail Trade – February 2014

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Retail trade rose by 0.2% in February following a spike of 1.2% in January. Annual growth slowed to a still respectable 4.9%. The February result was driven by a lift... Read more continue reading

Erik Knutzen joins Neuberger Berman as multi-asset class chief investment officer

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Neuberger Berman yesterday announced that Erik Knutzen will join the firm as Multi-Asset Class Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Knutzen joins to deepen the many multi-asset class strategic partnerships Neuberger Berman has... Read more continue reading

ASIC response to James Wheeldon allegations

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ASIC rejects completely comments made yesterday under parliamentary privilege by a former employee Mr James Wheeldon about ASIC’s granting of relief in relation to generic super fund calculators. The matter... Read more continue reading