Weekly market update – week ending 22 March, 2019

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Eurozone shares fell slightly, other major share markets rose over the last week helped by Fed dovishness. From their December... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital appoints former Apple operations head as senior adviser

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AMP Capital has appointed Thomas Preising as a senior adviser to its infrastructure equity business, as it embraces technological innovation and seeks to harness infotech to streamline and enhance the... Read more continue reading

FPA rolls out online diagnostic tool designed to help identify fintech solutions

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) is delighted to announce the launch of a new online diagnostic tool designed to help identify fintech solutions that can improve the profitability... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees adds Head of Risk and Superannuation Strategy to growing Superannuation Trustee Office

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Australia’s leading specialist trustee company Equity Trustees has appointed Justin Watts to the newly created position of Head of Risk and Superannuation Strategy in its expanding national Superannuation Trustee Office... Read more continue reading

Robeco adds unique factor investing module to its educational platform

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Robeco has added a factor investing module to its online platform Robeco Essentials. This unique online training tool allows Australian based investment professionals to learn the background and create insights... Read more continue reading

Aussie jobless rate at 10-year low; Queensland population growth rate at 5-year high

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Labour force; Population Employment rose by 4,600 in February after a revised 38,300 increase in jobs in January (previously reported as a 39,100 increase in jobs). Full-time jobs fell by... Read more continue reading

Australian Unity Trustees appoints head of partnerships

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Australian Unity Trustees has appointed Sally Fenemor to the newly-created position of head of partnerships.  In the role Ms Fenemor will be responsible for managing Australian Unity Trustees’ relationships with... Read more continue reading

Fintech meets traveltech as TildaTravel launches in Australia

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Mark Tarring, founder and CEO of TildaTravel, has announced the launch of a new Australian traveltech and fintech platform, under the travel and travel money brand TildaTravel. TildaTravel’s proprietary API-based... Read more continue reading

Flexstone Partners and Hostplus to launch US private equity emerging managers program

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Global private investments firm Flexstone Partners, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, and Hostplus, a top-performing Australian superannuation fund, will start a US private equity emerging managers program dedicated to... Read more continue reading

Self-directed investors urged to act swiftly to address investment landscape changes amidst interest rate announcements

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Clime Asset Management has warned that self-directed investors can’t be complacent following a major shift in the investment landscape following the US Federal Reserve’s announcement delaying further interest rate increases for... Read more continue reading