RBA considers further rate cuts

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The latest Reserve Bank Board minutes suggests that the decision to leave interest rates on hold in November was finely balanced as higher inflation offset a slowing domestic economy. The... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle Investment Strategy

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“We have held a very cautious view of the global economic environment for some time, and events have proved this caution to be well founded. We continue to expect that... Read more continue reading

TAL appoints General Manager, Corporate Strategy and M&A

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TAL, Australia’s leading specialist life insurer, has announced that industry stalwart Brad Clarke has joined the company in the newly-created role of General Manager, Corporate Strategy and M&A.  Mr Clarke will... Read more continue reading

AMP planners voted best of the best

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AMP planners picked up two of the three Financial Planning Association’s National Best Practice Awards at a reception in Melbourne on Friday night.  Shane Lenehan from Charter Financial Planning received... Read more continue reading

Zenith releases 2012 Infrastructure Sector Review

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Infrastructure sector investment opportunities are continuing to expand but they are not all created equal, according to Zenith Investment Partners 2012 Infrastructure sector review. Jonathan Baird, Investment Analyst at Zenith... Read more continue reading

Global Equity Income Fund launched

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Certitude Global Investments (Certitude) has launched the Threadneedle Global Equity Income Fund (Unhedged) (‘the Fund’), an Australian registered investment management scheme which invests in the actively managed Threadneedle Global Equity Income... Read more continue reading

AMP Bank launches first loan for SMSFs

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AMP Bank has launched its first loan product for the self-managed super fund (SMSF) market – AMP SuperEdge – with a competitive variable interest rate of 6.70 per cent per... Read more continue reading

Lonsec Recommended rating for EQT fund

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Lonsec has rated Equity Trustees Limited’s (EQT) Australian equities fund, the EQT Wholesale Flagship Fund, for the first time, giving the fund a ‘Recommended’ rating.  In its report, Lonsec made... Read more continue reading

FPA recognises Australia’s top financial planners

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The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has recognised the top tier of financial planners in Australia by announcing the national winners of the 2012 Best Practice Awards in Melbourne. These awards... Read more continue reading

TAL continues strong performance

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Half yearly financial results show that Australia’s leading specialist life insurance company, TAL, continues to perform strongly.  The results, released by TAL’s ultimate Japanese parent, Dai-ichi Life, show that TAL’s... Read more continue reading