Five new appointments at Frontier Advisors

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Frontier Advisors has announced the appointment of five new hires in their consulting team, in the same month as three other recently appointed staff join the expanding firm. The new... Read more continue reading

Time to go global as the US Federal Reserve can cut rates after weak US employment data

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Global trade data has been slowing rapidly over 2019, but last week’s US employment report was a dire warning, and can expedite the US Federal Reserve (the Fed) towards rate... Read more continue reading

Industry combines to urge Australians to understand and act ahead of Protecting Your Super changes on 1 July

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Two of Australia’s peak representative bodies in financial services have combined to create a public education campaign around the upcoming Protecting Your Super changes taking effect on 1 July. The campaign, titled... Read more continue reading

AMP recognises outstanding financial advice and advisers

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Outstanding financial advisers and advice practices in AMP’s network have been recognised in the AMP Adviser Awards. Advisers were awarded for outstanding examples of financial advice and their contribution to... Read more continue reading

Housing market brightens; Chinese tourism slumps; Consumers unsure on best place to put savings

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Consumer confidence; Overseas arrivals; Credit cards Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment index fell by 0.6 per cent to 100.7 in June after rising by 0.6 per... Read more continue reading

Aberdeen Standard Investments announces senior hire for investment team

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Leading global asset manager, Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), has appointed experienced investment specialist, Nick Schoenmaker, to provide expert investment support  for its equity and multi-asset capabilities in Australia. Mr Schoenmaker... Read more continue reading

Christian Super appoints Robeco for enhanced indexing mandate

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Robeco has been selected for a $100-million mandate by Christian Super for its Enhanced Indexing strategy. The expertise and experience of Robeco in integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria... Read more continue reading

Ausbil appoints National Manager, Institutional Business

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In response to increasing demand both domestically and internationally, Ausbil Investment Management (Ausbil) has appointed Camila Skalberg as National Manager, Institutional Business. Ms Skalberg will be responsible for existing and new relationships with institutional clients and consultant relations. Ausbil, which has $11.7 billion in assets under management[1], has a mix of retail and institutional investors, including industry super funds, government funds and not-for- profits. Ms Skalberg was most recently... Read more continue reading

Insight Multi-Asset Weekly Update: World Bank downgrades 2019 global growth forecast

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Market and economic review After last week’s broad-based sell-off, risk assets received a reprieve on growing expectations of de-escalation in US/Mexico trade tensions via a possible postponement to the introduction... Read more continue reading

UNSW Business School to examine reverse mortgages

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Researchers from UNSW Business School will investigate behavioural and other issues behind the low uptake of reverse mortgages in Australia. A reverse mortgage is a loan that enables homeowners to... Read more continue reading