Managed accounts usage in Australia has almost doubled but education still lacking

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State Street Global Advisors, the asset management arm of State Street Corporation yesterday launched a new SPDR ETFs/Investment Trends report revealing that, while the number of financial planners who recommended... Read more continue reading

Property listings increase in March 2019

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Figures released yesterday by SQM Research reveal national residential listings increased by 3.3% in March 2019 to 354,459 from 343,190 in February 2019 as the market opens up for its... Read more continue reading

Australian startups missing growth opportunities due to suboptimal boards

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Australian startups are missing out on the potential for boards to play a transformational role in their development and growth, with only half (55%) of founders saying that they would choose... Read more continue reading

Budget surplus to drive consumption

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The Federal budget is expected to be in surplus for the first time since just prior to the global financial crisis in 2008. Economic forecasters are suggesting a surplus level... Read more continue reading

Highly rated UBS trio join with Challenger/Fidante Partners to start new small cap strategy

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The experienced and highly rated former UBS small cap team of Stephen Wood, Victor Gomes and David Haddad have joined Australia’s leading multi-boutique fund management business Fidante Partners. The team... Read more continue reading

DomaCom secures $50 Million property funding facility with La Trobe Financial

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DomaCom Limited (ASX:DCL, ‘DomaCom’ or ‘Company’) has announced that it has partnered with La Trobe Financial to provide property investors using DomaCom’s fractional property investment fund with a credit facility.... Read more continue reading

Aussie shares outperform property

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Home prices; Manufacturing Home prices: The CoreLogic Home Value Index of national home prices fell by 0.6 per cent in March – the smallest decline since October – to be... Read more continue reading

Labor’s franking credit rebate deadline ‘disregards’ self-funded retirees

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The Labor Party’s confirmation today that if it wins office at the next federal election it will still abolish franking credit rebates from 1 July 2019 irrespective of whether the... Read more continue reading

Schroder Global Recovery Fund upgraded to ‘Recommended’ by Lonsec

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Schroders’ global equity strategy, which was launched in 2017 and adopts a pure value-driven approach, has been upgraded to ‘Recommended’ by research firm, Lonsec. Lonsec identified the “differentiated, highly unconstrained,... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital grows student accommodation portfolio with ANU concession

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AMP Capital on behalf of investors in its AMP Capital Diversified Infrastructure Trust (ADIT) and AMP Capital Core Infrastructure Fund (CIF), has purchased the Australian National University’s student accommodation concession... Read more continue reading