SuperFriend strengthens Executive Leadership Team

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SuperFriend, the workplace wellbeing partner of the superannuation and insurance industry, has announced several appointments to newly created roles across its Executive Leadership Team, as part of its wider expansion... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset Weekly Update – all eyes on the Federal Reserve meeting Wednesday with a cut widely expected

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Market and economic review A positive week for risk assets, with US corporate earnings being well received by the market Global equities ended last week in positive territory on the... Read more continue reading

ASIC’s tough line on auditors gets tick of approval

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The SMSF Association fully supports the decision by ASIC to disqualify or add conditions to the registration of 17 auditors of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs). Association CEO John Maroney says:... Read more continue reading

Sapphire Wind Farm crowdfunding completes

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DomaCom Limited (ASX: DCL) is pleased to announce that the DomaCom Fund has completed its first crowdfunding into a wind farm project. Located in the New England region of northern... Read more continue reading

Asset managers support push for more women

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Diversity initiative Future IM/Pact continues to build support across Australia’s investment management sector, signing three major investment management firms to its growing partner community. Launched one year ago, Future IM/Pact aims to... Read more continue reading

TAL adds additional Risk Academy FASEA Exam Masterclasses to keep up with adviser demand

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TAL, a leading Australian life insurance specialist, has reported strong uptake of its Risk Academy Masterclasses designed to help financial advisers prepare for the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 26 July, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets rose over the last week helped along by positive news on trade, a deal to resolve the US debt... Read more continue reading

CommSec Research: State of the States July 2019

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Overall Results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Reserve Bank defends inflation target

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Reserve Bank Governor speech Reserve Bank Governor speech: Governor Lowe delivered a speech titled “Inflation targeting and Economic Welfare.” Speeches from the Reserve Bank Governor can provide guidance on interest... Read more continue reading

Beware of income investing trap

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With official cash rates and bond yields plumbing all-time lows, investors of all types are increasingly looking for dividend payments as a replacement for regular income from term deposits and/or... Read more continue reading