Revamped PLS welcomed by Household Capital

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Household Capital, an independent, specialist retirement funding provider, yesterday welcomed the federal government’s revamped Pension Loans Scheme (PLS). Dr Joshua Funder, Household Capital’s Chief Executive Officer, commented: “Australian retirees need... Read more continue reading

Insight fund added to market disruptor platform

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Insight Investment, a leading global investment manager, has announced the Insight Diversified Inflation Plus Fund has been added to the non-aligned, zero ongoing fee platform, uXchange. uXchange is a transactional... Read more continue reading

White Paper calls for new approach to retirement planning

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The financial advice landscape has changed dramatically in recent years, particularly in relation to the stated requirement for advice to address likely future needs (see FASEA Code of Ethics, Standard... Read more continue reading

What the election result means for SMSFs on the Technical Day menu

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Advisers attending this year’s round of Technical Day events in the five mainland capital cities will get an important update on what the result of the last federal election means... Read more continue reading

State Super awards large Australian equity income mandate to Omega

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Omega Global Investors is pleased to announce the signing of a core, defensive Australian equity mandate with highly regarded State Super (SAS Trustee Corporation). State Super has allocated a large... Read more continue reading

Investec Australia Property Fund announces new independent non-executive director

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Investec Australia Property Fund (IAP or the Fund) is pleased to announce that Georgina Lynch has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Investec Property Limited, the responsible entity... Read more continue reading

AMP reveals what’s changing in the new financial year

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The new financial year will see a raft of laws and scheduled changes coming into force impacting everything from extra super contributions, through to the age you can access the... Read more continue reading

ASIC publishes submissions and announces public hearings on responsible lending guidance

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ASIC will hold public hearings as part of the wider public consultation on its guidance on the responsible lending obligations. This consultation commenced in February 2019, and ASIC has received... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 28 June, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares slipped over the last week on the back of uncertainty ahead of the Trump/Xi meeting at the G20 and... Read more continue reading

Rob Bluzmanis appointed Head of Distribution at Nikko AM

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Nikko Asset Management Australia (Nikko AM) has promoted Rob Bluzmanis from Head of Wholesale Sales to Head of Distribution for Australia, with immediate effect. Mr Bluzmanis will report directly to Managing Director, Sam Hallinan. ... Read more continue reading