S&P Assigns Three-Star Rating To BT European Share Wholesale Fund

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services today assigned its three-star rating to the BT European Share W fund, which is managed by MFS International (U.K.) Ltd. Relative performance has been good since... Read more continue reading

Investor rights a welcome initiative

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Industry and planners back new benchmarks Centuria Property Funds has received overwhelming support from industry and financial planning groups following the introduction of a series of initiatives to increase the... Read more continue reading

CommSec: Improved conditions for retailers

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CBA Business Spending Index There appears light in the tunnel for retailers. A key measure of economy-wide spending is now edging slightly higher after contracting for most of the past... Read more continue reading

CommSec: Petrol set to fall as global oil price slides

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Weekly petrol prices According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 1.1 cents per litre to 140.2 cents a litre in... Read more continue reading

Trustees and advisers making a mountain out of a collectables molehill

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Specialist self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) education and training provider, The SMSF Academy, says the industry is over-reacting to draft regulations being considered for collectable investments within SMSFs.   “Concerns have... Read more continue reading

ASX approves Chi-X application to Trade Acceptance Service (TAS)

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The ASX Group (ASX) has approved an application by Chi-X Australia Pty Ltd (Chi-X) to utilise ASX’s Trade Acceptance Service (TAS), which will enable participants to seamlessly clear and settle... Read more continue reading

AFS Group Announces Appointment of Jim Ivester, Regional Manager WA & SA

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Australian Financial Services Group Limited’s (AFS Group) Group CEO and Managing Director Peter Daly, has announced the appointment of Jim Ivester to the role of Regional Manager for Western Australia... Read more continue reading

Marc Bineham’s professionalism earns national award

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Marc Bineham, a Sydney-based financial adviser and NSW/ACT state director of the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), has been awarded Risk Adviser of the Year by Professional Investment Services (PIS),... Read more continue reading

AFA and Guardian Financial Planning join forces for a stronger FOFA voice

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Suncorp-owned dealer group Guardian Financial Planning announced today that the group has formed a partnership with the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA), joining the AFA’s Licensee Partnership Program.The partnership puts Guardian on... Read more continue reading