Martin Currie Ethical Income Fund wins ‘Lonsec Sustainable Fund of the Year Award’

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Leading investment research house Lonsec has named the Martin Currie Ethical Income Fund as the 2022 Sustainable Fund of the Year. Martin Currie Australia is the active equity specialist investment manager of Franklin... Read more continue reading

Apostle Funds Management appoints former CBA Executive as Partner, Global Carbon Markets

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Apostle Funds Management (AFM) expands investment team with the appointment of Luke Donovan to Partner, Global Carbon Markets. The new addition bolsters Apostle’s leadership in the impact, ethical and net... Read more continue reading

Update on FPA and AFA merger proposal  

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have provided an update to members on the merger proposal, with the vote timing confirmed to... Read more continue reading

Life insurance industry members back Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI) as new peak body

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The Australian life insurance industry has come together behind its newly formed peak body, the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI). Nineteen life insurers and reinsurers have now become full... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 4 November, 2022

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Investment markets and key developments Shares saw another week of big swings, particularly with the Fed signalling that the peak in interest rates may be higher than previously expected. This... Read more continue reading

Putting the buzz into the National Conference

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One of the key takeaways from the last two years globally has been the benefit of knowledge-sharing to rapidly discover, develop and advance. The SMSF Association is tapping into this... Read more continue reading

Lumiant expands U.S. sales team on heels of Ric Edelman and Savant Investment

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Lumiant, an award-winning cloud-based advice and client engagement platform, that enables clients and their advisors to connect more deeply around their lives, values and finances, has announced the addition of... Read more continue reading

Financial adviser registration delayed

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On Tuesday, 1 November 2022, the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services announced a six-month delay to the requirement to register financial advisers with ASIC (see Delay to financial adviser... Read more continue reading

Four Australian Ethical funds earn Lonsec “Recommended” rating

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Australian Ethical Investment Limited (Australia Ethical) has today announced that four of its funds have received a ‘Recommended’ rating by independent ratings’ house Lonsec Research. Australian Ethical offer a range of... Read more continue reading

Ten-minutes to midnight: China’s property dilemma

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China’s deflating property market has sparked unease amongst the investment community, as the ripple effects from property developers teetering on the brink of collapse are feared to be spreading to... Read more continue reading