Investors call for more transparent products

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Aviva Investors has seen an overwhelming response from financial advisers to its Separately Managed Account (SMA) offering. Since being released in November last year, Aviva Investors Direct SMAs have been... Read more continue reading

NakedFunds Reveals Investment in iiNet and Vocus

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Remaining true to its transparent philosophy, NakedFunds Management (NakedFunds) (www.nakedfunds.com.au), has revealed that the NakedFunds Australian Share Fund has made investments in both iiNet (IIN) and Vocus Communications (VOC). Commenting... Read more continue reading

Adviser’s alpha: The true value of financial advice

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What premium does quality financial advice add to the outcomes for investors and how can advisers best demonstrate this to their clients? Mr. Francis Kinniry, a Principal of Vanguard’s Global... Read more continue reading

Russell Research: Dividends are the new black

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Why the classics always come back in fashion Investing for growth has long been in vogue for Australian investors, and with recent periods of long term growth, it is easy... Read more continue reading

J.P. Morgan wins City Super mandate

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J.P. Morgan to act as custodian for merged LG Super and City Super fund City Super, the superannuation fund for current and former employees of Brisbane City Council, has appointed... Read more continue reading

Motorists need to watch Middle East jitters

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Weekly Petrol Price Petrol prices continue to tracking sideways. According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 0.3 cents a litre... Read more continue reading

Profit season: Mixed, but earnings still growing

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Corporate profit season The general sense is that the profit-reporting season has so far proved very mixed. And the numbers back it up. Figures produced from Bloomberg show that there... Read more continue reading

Zenith Rates FRM Sigma as Highly Recommended

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Zenith Investment Partners (Zenith) Head of Alternatives Research Daniel Liptak said that occasionally an investment opportunity presents itself that questions why no one has offered something similar before. The FRM... Read more continue reading

SMSF sector set for further growth as trustees say they outperform large super funds, new SPAA / Russell research says

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Contribution cap limit has $15.1 billion impact Investments outside SMSFs are key to asset allocation SMSF trustees prefer partnership approach The Self-managed superfund Professionals Association of Australia (SPAA) and Russell... Read more continue reading

BetaShares US Dollar ETF debuts as top 10 most traded ETF on ASX

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AUM more than doubled in second week of trading Median trade was A$15,000, indicating pent up demand from retail investors for access to U.S dollar exposure in a simple, transparent... Read more continue reading