Demand for LICs and LITs holds steady

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The Listed Investment Company (LIC) and Listed Investment Trust (LIT) sector has been growing steadily in Australia for the past 95 years – and has performed well during COVID-19. The... Read more continue reading

Top ESG Rating for RARE Infrastructure

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RARE Infrastructure, a leading listed infrastructure manager, has received a high rating from the world‘s leading proponent on responsible investing – Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI). The PRI was formed in... Read more continue reading

Super’s peak professional development body announces new Board appointments

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The Fund Executives Association Ltd (FEAL), Australia’s peak professional development body for superannuation fund executives, has announced the appointment of Laura Wright to the Board of Directors. Laura joined the... Read more continue reading

Australian housing prices – how worried should we be?

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Summary Over the past three years Australian house prices have mostly moved sideways, rising or falling by around 10% per year. When prices started falling in 2018, we saw little... Read more continue reading

Government urged to cut the red tape afflicting financial advice  

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To make professional financial advice more affordable and accessible in a post COVID-19 recovery, the SMSF Association is calling on the Federal Government to reduce red tape around the delivery... Read more continue reading

$1.3 billion flows into BT Panorama for July as FUA surpasses $30 billion

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BT Panorama, the Australian retail platform with the largest rolling annual netflow[1], increased FUA by $1.3 billion during the month of July, and on 11 August 2020 reached the milestone... Read more continue reading

Ex-Macquarie star Asia team, Stonehorn Global Partners, raises over $300m in first year and adds veteran Australian distribution hire

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Key points First year anniversary for former Macquarie team – The Stonehorn team met at Macquarie in 2008, co-founding the successful long-only Macquarie Asian Listed Equities business. At Macquarie, Sam... Read more continue reading

Lonsec rates ECP Growth Companies Fund ‘Recommended’

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Copia Investment Partners has announced that Lonsec has awarded the ECP Growth Companies Fund a “Recommended” rating in its first review of the Australian equity investment manager. The Fund is... Read more continue reading

Premium Hikes: Rice Warner study reveals delayed costs from front loaded discounts

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Mutual insurance company PPS Mutual has released the findings of research it commissioned to review front loaded discounts prevalent in Australia’s retail life insurance market and the longer term impacts... Read more continue reading

ATO confirmation on part disposal of home for downsizer contributions extends to DomaCom’s Senior Equity Release

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DomaCom Limited (ASX:DCL) (‘DomaCom’ or ‘the Company’) is pleased to announce that it has received confirmation from the ATO that a part disposal of a person’s home can be made... Read more continue reading