Financial Advice Community United in Support of Disabled Young Women

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$10,000 grant from the financial advice community makes ‘the ultimate difference’ to two disabled young women The Association of Financial Advisers Foundation (AFA Foundation) and Future2, the foundation of the... Read more continue reading

Business conditions near two year lows

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NAB Business Survey; Migration & Tourism The NAB business confidence index rose from -2.7 to +4.0 in January. The business conditions index slumped from +5.8 in December to -5.8 in... Read more continue reading

Russell targets after-tax returns for super funds

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Russell Investments is tackling a gap in the market for a comprehensive after-tax solution for super funds with the launch of its first Australian fund specifically tailored to enhance after-tax... Read more continue reading

Investor and SMSF interest in Direct Property continues to strengthen with forecast upswing in property cycle.

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Growth expected for retail property sector with retail rents increasing and retail sales likely to grow with improved labour market Charter Hall launches new retail property fund with 8.0 cpu... Read more continue reading

Major merger reshapes super landscape

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Landmark consolidation move as AustralianSuper, Westscheme merge In one of the most significant moves in the superannuation industry, AustralianSuper, Australia’s largest industry fund, and fellow industry player, the 200,000-plus member... Read more continue reading

Insights and themes impacting Asia Pacific companies

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1.0 Introduction Fidelity International’s analysts, who are at the heart of Fidelity’s investment process, actively meet with and review over 90% of the world’s largest listed companies on behalf of... Read more continue reading

Innovative boutique fund manager strips bare Sydney

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Transparent, easy to understand and value for money, new Australian equities boutique fund manager Naked Funds Management Pty Limited (NakedFunds), which officially launched its inaugural fund, the NakedFunds Australian Share... Read more continue reading

Aviva Investors appointed to manage global unlisted real estate portfolio

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Aviva Investors today announced it has been appointed by Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten (SPMS) to manage its €350 million global unlisted real estate portfolio. SPMS is the Dutch Medical Specialist... Read more continue reading

Two thirds of Asian companies have strong balance sheets, finds Fidelity survey

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Solid performance with double digit sales and profit growth expected for Asian companies Inflation, US economy and regulation are key challenges Companies cashed up and potentially looking to spend Asian... Read more continue reading

Petrol prices limp, not leap, higher

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Weekly petrol prices Petrol prices are limping, not leaping higher. According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by just 0.2 cents... Read more continue reading