APGF unitholders give thumbs down to investor committees

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A move by the Queensland property group, APGF Management, to divert attention from the takeover offer for four property trusts by the Cyre Trilogy Group has been soundly rejected by... Read more continue reading

Low inflation profile keeps rate cuts on the agenda

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A low inflation outlook and downward revisions to domestic growth forecasts prompted the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates. Given recently accumulated information on demand and the rate of inflation,... Read more continue reading

Synchron’s Finn Kelly takes out Money Management’s Young Achiever award

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Finn Kelly, CEO of Wealth Enhancers, a Synchron-aligned financial advice practice based in Victoria, has won the Money Management Young Achiever of the Year Award 2012 (the Award). The Award... Read more continue reading

AMP’s new wealth protection offer digs deep for miners

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AMP has announced upgrades to its award winning insurance offer, Elevate, with a focus on improvements for people working in the mining industry.  The enhancements, which go live on 21... Read more continue reading

S&P places Three-Star ‘NEW’ rating on Swita International Asset Allocation Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today announced its three-star ‘NEW’ rating on the Swita International Asset Allocation Fund. The strategy is rated in the S&P Alternatives Multi-Asset Multi Strategy peer... Read more continue reading

AMP Bank reduces interest rates across all variable rate home loans

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AMP Bank has reduced its interest rates for new and existing customers across all variable rate home loans by 35 basis points. The AMP standard variable home loan interest rate... Read more continue reading

Door opens for Chinese stimulus

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Chinese consumer prices fell by 0.1 per cent in April, dragging annual inflation down from 3.6 per cent to 3.4 per cent. Producer prices rose by 0.2 per cent in... Read more continue reading

Lighthouse Partners fund awarded top place in its category

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Lighthouse Partners’ HFA International Shares Fund (ISF) took out the top spot in the long/short category at the 2012 Money Management/Lonsec Fund Manager of the Year awards. Commended for its... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic & market update

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The “risk off” tone in global financial markets continued over the last week following swings to the left in French, Greek and even German (regional) elections and worries that Spain’s... Read more continue reading

Australia outperforms the world

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What a sweet set of numbers! Back to back monthly job gains and the unemployment rate sliding to a one-year low. The latest employment figures provide a great deal of... Read more continue reading