Weekly market & economic update

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Key events of the past week and implications It was another volatile and poor week for investment markets with the confirmation that the Fed is on track to start slowing... Read more continue reading

Australian Long/Short equity funds lag in bull market but deliver better risk/return according to Zenith

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Christopher Huang, Investment Analyst at Zenith says “It is commonly held that long/short funds are as, or less risky than the market. While we certainly believe that quality long/short funds... Read more continue reading

Dalton Nicol Reid Market Update

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In a continuation of recent trends the US market was soft last week with all asset classes weak – gold, bonds, equities and the A$. The reason ironically is that... Read more continue reading

CBA Economics: Net overseas migration continues to drive population growth

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Australia’s population rose by 94.1k (0.4%) over the December quarter 2012 to take the annual increase to 394.2k. The increase means that Australia’s population was just under 23 million at... Read more continue reading

Investor snapshot: US next phase; Population up; Retail leads jobs

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In brief: US Monetary Policy; Population; Employment by industry ¾ US Monetary Policy: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has signalled a new phase for the US economy. But bond buying... Read more continue reading

AFA Welcomes TASA Reprieve

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) notes the introduction of legislation relating to the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) and welcomes greater certainty on the matter for advisers. “We are... Read more continue reading

Strongest lift in spending in six years

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Economy-wide spending has posted its strongest three-month period of growth in six years. According to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), spending rose by 1.0 per cent in May... Read more continue reading

AFA Partners with Kaplan Professional

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has appointed Kaplan Professional as principal education partner, continuing a 65 year track record in providing advisers with both formal and practical education. Nick... Read more continue reading

Nikko AM appoints Ross Long as Chief Legal Officer

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Tyndall Investment Management Limited’s (Tyndall AM) parent, Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd (Nikko AM), today announced that Ross Long is to join the company on June 24, 2013 as its... Read more continue reading

The Fold: Helping Advisers Get on with FoFA Business

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As the start of the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms races towards us at headlong speed, there is an upswing in the number of advisers working on changes to... Read more continue reading