Small caps rebound with 6.6% return

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Research house Lonsec said small companies posted modest gains of 6.6% during 2012, a welcome improvement on the negative 21% returns of the 2011 year. The majority of managers in... Read more continue reading

Reporting season expected to shift investors to equities from bonds

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Independent Australian investment management company, Dalton Nicol Reid said the recent strong reporting season should intensify the current shift in asset allocation seen among professional investors. Chief Investment Officer, Jamie... Read more continue reading

Investorfirst results show strong growth

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Investorfirst Limited (ASX:INQ) today announced the release of its half year results for period ending 31 December 2012. Revenue for the half year of $4.55m, up 50% Net loss before... Read more continue reading

Investment Trends releases FX research

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Key findings of the annual Investment Trends Australian Foreign Exchange (FX) Report: The number of retail foreign exchange (FX) traders in Australia held up well despite a fall in market... Read more continue reading

Vanguard reduces fees

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Vanguard has announced the expense ratio for the Vanguard® All-World ex-US Shares Index Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) – trading under the ASX code VEU – has been reduced from 0.18 per... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes ASIC guidance on Code

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  The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the release of ASIC Regulatory Guide on approval of Codes.    The updates made to the ASIC Regulatory Guide include: The accommodation... Read more continue reading

The AFA welcomes the release of ASIC’s Regulatory Guidance

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes the release of ASIC’s Regulatory Guidance on Codes of Conduct and the Opt-in Exemption.  “The guidance now allows the financial advice industry to... Read more continue reading

ASIC releases guidance on code approval under FOFA

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ASIC will now consider applications for approval of Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) codes following the release of guidance. The guidance, in the form of an update to Regulatory Guide... Read more continue reading

Cost cutting is the new black

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Each profit reporting season CommSec tracks all the earnings results of ASX 200 companies to obtain a comprehensive picture of the aggregate health of Corporate Australia. It’s clear that the... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update

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Shares had a volatile ride, getting hit earlier in the week following the poor outcome from the Italian election only to then rebound to varying degrees as worries about Italy... Read more continue reading