Fund manager’s growth continues with new appointment

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Centuria Capital Limited (formerly Over Fifty Group Limited) has announced the appointment of a new Group Tax Manager, Yujita Chaudhri. Ms Chaudhri brings to Centuria Capital more than 14 years’ experience... Read more continue reading

ASIC releases proposal to improve unlisted property scheme disclosure

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ASIC has released a consultation paper outlining proposals to improve disclosure for retail investors considering investing in unlisted property schemes. The proposals follow an ASIC review of disclosure documents issued by... Read more continue reading

S&P Fund Services Assigns Three Stars To Hunter Hall Value Growth Trust

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services assigned its three-star rating to the Hunter Hall Value Growth Trust, based on the manager Hunter Hall Investment Management’s continuing stable management, enhanced investment process, and... Read more continue reading

Number of factors in fiducial responsibility

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Ensuring they act according to the highest levels of care and duty towards clients is not just a regulatory requirement for financial planners today, it is also sensible risk management... Read more continue reading

Australia best long-term performer among developed sharemarkets

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The Australian equities market has been the best performing developed sharemarket over the past 111 years. “It has posted a real return of 7.4% a year since 1900,” noted Paul... Read more continue reading

S&P assigns Three-Star ‘New’ rating to GVI Global Industrial Share Unhedged Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its three-star ‘NEW’ rating to the GVI Global Industrial Share Unhedged fund. The product has a short history although it is comparable to... Read more continue reading

BetaShares launches British Pound and Euro currency ETFs

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BetaShares Capital Limited yesterday listed two more currency ETFs on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Trading under the ASX Codes ‘POU’ and ‘EEU’, BetaShares British Pound ETF and BetaShares Euro... Read more continue reading

AFA: FOFA is policy on the run – fails to address the real issues

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The Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms are not addressing the real issues which confront Australia, according to the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA). AFA CEO Richard Klipin said a... Read more continue reading

Qantas Super first to adopt agency FX model

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Qantas Superannuation Ltd (Qantas Super), the Trustee of the A$6bn Qantas Superannuation Plan, has appointed Russell Implementation Services Inc. (RIS), a part of Russell Investments, to provide agency foreign exchange... Read more continue reading

New Carbon Tax: More or less certainty?

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Details on proposed Carbon Tax The Federal Government has proposed a new tax on carbon emissions of $23 a tonne to apply to 500 of the biggest corporate emitters from... Read more continue reading