AMP announces FY 19 results and provides strategy update

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AMP strategy New strategy in August 2019 enabled fundamental reset of AMP; foundational steps in three-year transformation now underway. AMP Capital international growth strategy accelerating following record year for infrastructure... Read more continue reading

Actuaries Institute issues warning about superannuation shortfalls

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In a submission to Treasury, the Actuaries Institute finds: More people risk falling outside superannuation guarantee as gig economy expands. There is scant encouragement for Australia’s older workers to keep... Read more continue reading

Short and Sharp: Have markets developed immunity to the coronavirus?

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Principal Global Investors Chief Strategist, Seema Shah addresses the ongoing impact of coronavirus. “2020 to date has been no stranger to sharp sell offs, followed quickly by big rebounds. In... Read more continue reading

Two of Sage Capital’s Australian equities long/short funds receive ‘Recommended’ ratings from Zenith Investment Partners

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Both the CC Sage Capital Equity Plus Fund and the CC Sage Capital Absolute Return Fund have received a ‘recommended’ rating from Zenith Investment Partners. The CC Sage Capital Equity Plus Fund is an... Read more continue reading

FPA welcomes Labor support for FASEA extension

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) welcomes the Labor’s support for the Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No.3) Bill 2019, which will grant financial planners an extension to complete new education requirements.... Read more continue reading

AMP Financial Planners Association and Hillross Advisers Association merge to form The Advisers Association

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At annual general meetings held in Melbourne last week, members of the AMP Financial Planners Association (ampfpa) and the Hillross Advisers Association (HAA), voted to merge and form The Advisers... Read more continue reading

AFA Foundation opens 2020 Grants Program

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened its 2020 AFA Foundation Grants Program (the Grants Program). The Grants Program launched in 2019 and offers AFA members the opportunity to... Read more continue reading

Cashing in on payments!

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Payments are a central part of everyday life but the regulations that govern them are complex. If Australia is to be a leader in the fintech space, it’s time for... Read more continue reading

Megatrends possess an aura of inevitability for Insync

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Over the next 15 years we will experience more change than ever in human history. Simply investing along country and sector lines will no longer provide the potential differentiation or... Read more continue reading

Advisers now have help to avoid getting caught out by the new FASEA Code

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The FASEA Code of Ethics Standard is now in force as of 1 January 2020, and the challenge for advisers is not just to pass the exam but also to... Read more continue reading