US political protests, inflation and rising bond yields

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Key points US protests are only an issue for investment markets if they significantly impact economic activity. Global and Australian recovery will boost bond yields and there is good reason... Read more continue reading

Regulatory system for financial advice failing consumers

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The SMSF Association says the current regulatory system is failing consumers with an outdated compliance regime, impost from Australian Financial Services Licensees (AFSLs) and the operation of scaled advice the... Read more continue reading

Janus Henderson bolsters institutional team with the appointment of the Global Head of Consultant Relations

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Janus Henderson Investors (NYSE: JHG, ASX: JHG) announced today the appointment of Richard Graham as Global Head of Consultant Relations. Richard will be based in London and report to Nick Adams, Global... Read more continue reading

Making retirement planning a new year’s resolution for 2021

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The new calendar year is an ideal time to reverse a worrying trend among Australians to procrastinate retirement planning and defer active engagement in their superannuation. MLC Wealth (MLC) research[1]... Read more continue reading

Consumer views on future finances hit 15½-month high; Biggest lift in new home sales in 20 years; Payrolls drop

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Consumer confidence; New home sales; CBA card spending & spending intentions; Payrolls Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by just 0.2 per cent to 108.7 (long-run... Read more continue reading

AIA takes next step in process to acquire CommInsure Life

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Life insurer AIA Australia has published notices in major Australian newspapers, signaling its intent to take on the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) life insurance and investments business (known as... Read more continue reading

Investors catching dual fund structure wave

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Mainstream Fund Services has seen a strong uptake of the new Quoted Funds structure by fund managers and their retail investors. A Quoted Fund allows retail investors to buy and... Read more continue reading

East Coast petrol prices spike; Used car prices lift; China’s ‘V’-shaped recovery; Aussies return home

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Petrol Prices; Used car prices; Tourism; Chinese economic data Fuel prices: The national average price of unleaded petrol fell by 0.2 cents to 119.6 cents a litre last week according... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 15 January, 2021

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global share markets were mixed over the last week with Japanese shares up strongly, but US and European shares down slightly... Read more continue reading

Ignition Advice appoints Robert Coulter to growing global team

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Ignition Advice continues to augment their Sydney based APAC team, announcing Robert Coulter as Business Development Director, APAC, effective immediately. Coulter joins the firm to lead Ignition’s APAC distribution partnerships.... Read more continue reading