Disruption is not enough – is the business profitable?

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Does the company behind disruption have the expertise and finances to exploit the opportunity? Moreover, is the company immune to disruption itself or a true agent of disruption? Insync Fund... Read more continue reading

Link Group paves the way for quoted managed funds in Australia

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Link Group and Switzer Asset Management have successfully re-launched the Switzer High Yield Fund (Managed Fund) as a quoted managed (active ETF) fund allowing units to be bought and sold... Read more continue reading

Award-winning Franklin Global Growth Fund upgraded by Lonsec amid strong performance through the pandemic

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Franklin Templeton Australia’s flagship Franklin Global Growth Fund has been upgraded to ‘Recommended’ status by ratings agency Lonsec. The Fund is an actively managed, long only international equities product that... Read more continue reading

The BFO invites future leaders in finance to be ambassadors for ethics

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The Banking and Finance Oath (The BFO) has announced applications are now open for its 2021-2022 Young Ambassador Program. The Program encourages and supports students and graduates to adopt a... Read more continue reading

Vanguard launches new Retirement Income Builder tool for advisers 

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Vanguard Australia has launched the Retirement Income Builder (RIB), an innovative new tool for advisers to deliver client investment and drawdown strategies for retirement. The RIB tool forms part of... Read more continue reading

‘Alternative data’ can be a significant contributor to investment performance

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Boutique Australian equity specialist Datt Capital has posted a 32%pa return for calendar 2020 for its long only Datt Capital Absolute Return Fund and has achieved a 12-month rolling return of +42.13% to... Read more continue reading

Energy transition to boost infrastructure returns

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The strengthening of China’s commitment to carbon emission targets, coupled with the return of the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement, sets the stage for a globally coordinated move... Read more continue reading

FASEA releases January exam results

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FASEA has released exam results from the tenth Financial Advisers Exam held in January 2021. Result highlights include: Over 12,000 advisers have passed the adviser exams held to date representing... Read more continue reading

Record housing wealth; watchful Reserve Bank

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RBA Board Minutes; Residential Property Price Indexes Record home values: The total value of Australia’s 10.6 million dwellings was a record $7,724.4 billion in the December quarter with the average... Read more continue reading

Kearney Group provides start-up funding for Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin

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Scholar and author of Sand Talk, Tyson Yunkaporta, gets the green light to develop an Indigenous Knowledge Systems Laboratory at Deakin University, with seed funding from a leading financial services... Read more continue reading