PM Capital appoints Head of Distribution

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Following on from PM Capitals recent announcement of a distribution agreement with Zurich for the Global Equity Income Fund, the boutique investment firm is also looking to further develop its... Read more continue reading

Olympic medals…seasonally adjusted

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On a per capita (per person) basis, Grenada could be judged the most successful at the Olympics with the best ratio of medals per person (I per 105,000 people). Jamaica... Read more continue reading

Principal Global Investors 2012 Central Bank Watch

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Principal Global Investors has today released the Central Bank Watch for August 2012 which analyses current and expected interest rate policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia and abroad. The... Read more continue reading

Adviser-accountant showdown over FoFA misguided

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Suggestions of a turf war between financial planners and accountants as a result of Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms are misguided and inaccurate, according to Alex Malley, CEO of... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic & market update

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The news on the policy front out of Europe over the past week has been pretty quite. ECB officials have reaffirmed their determination to act and its clear the ECB... Read more continue reading

Certitude leading the pack in new financial year

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Certitude Global Investments (Certitude), a leading provider of global asset management skill, today announced a significant expansion of its team with three new appointments in its Sydney office. Craig Francis... Read more continue reading

Threadneedle partners with STANLIB to manage global and emerging market equities

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Threadneedle Investments, a leading international asset manager, has announced that it will partner with South African investment manager STANLIB, whereby Threadneedle will manage in excess of US$800m in Global and... Read more continue reading

S&P places Aberdeen Capital Growth Fund ‘on hold’

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has today placed the Aberdeen Capital Growth Fund ‘On Hold’ following Aberdeen Capital’s announcement that this fund will change its strategy and undergo a name... Read more continue reading

ASIC consults on FOFA reforms

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ASIC has released consultation papers containing proposed guidance for two aspects of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms – scaled advice and the best interests duty. The work seeks... Read more continue reading

Advisers and dealer groups choose transparency post FoFA

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FoFA-forced industry contraction and consolidation is prompting practices and dealer groups to embrace new ways of connecting and understanding each others’ businesses before embarking on partnerships, according to Vanessa Stoykov,... Read more continue reading