Insight Multi-Asset weekly update – week beginning 15 October, 2019

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Market and economic review Positive developments in both trade and Brexit result in a strong week for equities Despite last week beginning with a series of negative headlines around the... Read more continue reading

Family home recognised as third pillar of retirement funding by federal retirement income review launching this week 

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The family home could become a significant part of Australia’s retirement funding solution, after home equity was specifically included in the terms of reference for the federal government’s review of retirement income.  The first... Read more continue reading

Vacancy rates dip in September

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Data released by SQM Research yesterday has revealed the national residential vacancy rate edged lower to 2.1% in September 2019, down from 2.2% in August, with the number of vacancies... Read more continue reading

UniSuper announces Chief Operating Officer

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UniSuper, the $80 billion superannuation fund for the higher education and research sector, today announced the appointment of Kevin Roadnight as Chief Operating Officer. Kevin will lead the finance and... Read more continue reading

ampfpa selects Corrs Chambers Westgarth for its members

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The AMP Financial Planners Association (ampfpa) has selected leading Australian law firm, Corrs Chambers Westgarth (Corrs) to investigate legal action available to ampfpa members, including the potential for a class... Read more continue reading

ASIC urges consumers to question whether SMSFs are right for them

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ASIC has warned Australian investors considering establishing their own self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to be particularly aware of the potential downside to such a strategy, and that many Australians set... Read more continue reading

Aviva Investors sees one in three chance of global recession and recommends cautious asset allocation

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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), expects weak global growth to persist next year, with a one in three chance that it could lead to... Read more continue reading

ASIC Fact Sheet on SMSFs lacks balance

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) Fact Sheet, “Self-Managed Super Funds: Are they for you?” provides a timely warning about the need to get specialist advice before establishing an... Read more continue reading

Investor short-sightedness to the detriment of returns

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The Australian sharemarket has doubled investors’ money since the bottom of the GFC – something that seemingly goes unnoticed by many commentators – and investors are risking potential returns by concerning... Read more continue reading

Associations respond to Government’s decision on code monitoring

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The heads of Australia’s six leading professional associations for financial advisers have expressed disappointment in the timing of the Government’s decision today to not proceed with code monitoring, just a... Read more continue reading