TAL acquires Lifebroker

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TAL confirmed yesterday that it has acquired the remaining 90% shares of the Lifebroker business that it didn’t already own. Lifebroker is an online life insurance comparator that providers consumers... Read more continue reading

Spending slowdown: Pause for breath?

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending eased slightly in September after 13 months of gains. In trend terms the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), fell by 0.1 per... Read more continue reading

High performing fund contributes record $2 million to not-for-profits

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Doing good, delivers good investment returns On the milestone occasion of its five year anniversary, Third Link Growth Fund (the Fund) today announced that it has contributed over $2,000,000 since its inception... Read more continue reading

Guy Carpenter expands Australian operations with six new hires and new capital and risk advice solutions

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Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, has bolstered its Australian operations with six new hires and the introduction of new services. The new appointments will all be based in Sydney and... Read more continue reading

Weekly market & economic update – week ending 17 October

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Key events of the past week and implications The past week has seen shares and growth related trades rally strongly as the US budget crisis came to an end. As... Read more continue reading

State of the States

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State & territory economic performance report How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment;... Read more continue reading

FPA and Platinum Asset Management announce new education scholarship

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Promising future financial planners to receive financial support at University The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today announced that Platinum Asset Management (Platinum), together with the Neilson Foundation will offer a... Read more continue reading

Dalton Nicol Reid receives accessibility boost

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Lonsec “Recommended SMA ” rating and inclusion on Praemium SMA platform gives greater access to high-performing Australian equities manager. Independent Australian investment management company Dalton Nicol Reid today announced that its Australian... Read more continue reading

Nikko AM acquires Treasury Asia Asset Management

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Nikko Asset Management (Nikko AM), a related company to Tyndall AM, has acquired the Asia-Pacific investment manager Treasury Asia Asset Management Limited (TAAM). TAAM’s Singapore and Sydney-based team of eight... Read more continue reading

Saxo Bank’s Q4 2013 Outlook: Destined for global growth slow down

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With or without the support of further quantitative easing from the major central banks, global growth is headed for a slowdown, say analysts at Saxo Bank, the parent company of... Read more continue reading