SMSF trustees should look at upside + downside capture to assess the risk of their portfolio

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Simply comparing the success of a portfolio against benchmarks is useful but not sufficient if looking to build sustainably higher returns in a fund compared to the market. Investors ‘running... Read more continue reading

Weekly economic and market update – week ending 25 June, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets rebounded over the past week with US shares rising 2.7% to a new record high helped by calming... Read more continue reading

Better Advice Bill creates individual registration in 2023

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed the Government supporting an individual personal registration system for financial planners, as part of the Government’s Financial Sector Reform – Better Advice Bill... Read more continue reading

AMP announces new Board appointment

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AMP Limited has announced the appointment of Michael (Mike) Hirst as an independent, non-executive director to the AMP Limited Board, effective 1 July 2021. Mr Hirst brings extensive experience to... Read more continue reading

Sydney COVID outbreak signals only (very) marginal tweak from the RBA despite strong labour market

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Even before the Sydney COVID-19 outbreak the prospect for any major shift in policy from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) was remote. A cautious US Federal Reserve (the Fed)... Read more continue reading

Count Financial reveals enhanced adviser productivity

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Count Financial Limited (Count Financial) has released data around productivity improvements and efficiency gains for its national adviser network. In an investor presentation that was released to the ASX yesterday,... Read more continue reading

TPT Fixed Term Fund awarded ‘superior’ rating by SQM Research

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TPT Wealth, the trustee and funds management business of MyState Limited, has announced that the TPT Fixed Term Fund (the fund) has been awarded a ‘superior’ rating by independent research... Read more continue reading

State Street leverages machine learning to streamline private markets processing and document management through partnership with Canoe Intelligence

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State Street Corporation has announced it will implement a cloud-based, machine learning technology to transform private markets processing and document management. Through State Street’s partnership with Canoe Intelligence (“Canoe”), allocators... Read more continue reading

Central banks heading towards the easing exits – five reasons not to be too concerned

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Key points The gradual shift of central banks including the Fed and RBA towards an exit from monetary easing has caused some volatility in investment markets. We continue to expect... Read more continue reading

Inflation: Alert but not alarmed

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Purchasing manager survey; Skilled vacancies; International trade What happened? Price pressures eased slightly in the latest surveys of purchasing managers. Implications: Investors must remain alert to inflation indicators. Clearly the... Read more continue reading