Female adviser mentoring program with over 130 mentees concludes after resounding success

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The ‘Women in Financial Planning Mentoring Program’ has been deemed an outstanding success by the mentors and mentees who participated in the initiative, according to the Financial Advice Association Australia... Read more continue reading

Bentham High Yield Fund celebrates 25 years (Silver Jubilee) of being one of Australia’s longest-running high yield bond funds

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The Bentham High Yield Fund, managed by specialist global fixed interest and credit investment manager Bentham Asset Management, is celebrating its 25th year of providing regular income to clients. The... Read more continue reading

ASIC releases new alert list highlighting suspicious investment opportunities

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ASIC has strengthened its scam prevention tools to support consumers with the publication of a new investor alert list[1]. Consumers can use this list to help inform themselves as to... Read more continue reading

Australian Retirement Trust appoints Head of Investment Resilience and Planning

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Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, has announced the appointment of Jody Fitzgerald as Head of Investment Resilience and Planning. The recently created role is accountable... Read more continue reading

September sees sharp rise in property listings – dwelling asking prices hit a record high

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Last week’s figures from SQM Research show a noteworthy 9.3% increase in national residential property listings in September, reaching a total of 245,445 properties, compared to 224,530 properties recorded in... Read more continue reading

AI to impact high-paid workers more than manual workers: Epoch whitepaper

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Occupations most likely to be impacted by artificial intelligence (AI) are white-collar jobs, including well paid positions requiring high levels of formal education. On the other hand, the jobs least... Read more continue reading

La Trobe Financial announces Global Asset Management strategy, launches US Private Credit Product

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La Trobe Financial, one of Australia’s best-known and most trusted alternative asset managers, has today signalled the broadening of its Asset Management operations through the launch of its Global Asset... Read more continue reading

Viridian Advisory selects CFS Edge as wealth platform and managed accounts provider

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Colonial First State is pleased to announce leading financial advice network, Viridian Advisory, as a cornerstone client of CFS Edge. CFS Group Executive Bryce Quirk said the new relationship with... Read more continue reading

ClearBridge infrastructure income fund tops inflow tables for FY23

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ClearBridge Investments’ ClearBridge RARE Infrastructure Income Fund – Hedged (the Fund) saw record inflows in the past financial year of $512 million with global listed infrastructure as an asset class totalling inflows... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 3 November, 2023

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Investment markets and key developments Most global share markets rebounded over the last week from oversold levels on the back of increasing optimism that the Fed has finished raising rates,... Read more continue reading