Labor’s franking credits policy ‘flawed, inequitable’

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The Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits is “flawed, inequitable and fails to meet the policy intent of improving the integrity of dividend imputation for all taxpayers”. The... Read more continue reading

Record-high Aussie life expectancy, WA building approvals hit 17-year low

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Building approvals; Consumer sentiment; Life expectancy Life expectancy: Life expectancy at birth stands at 82.5 years for all Aussies – amongst the highest in the world. Life expectancy for females remained... Read more continue reading

Super sector faces rising costs as funds fight for active members

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Super funds are battling to improve active member ratios while operating costs per member are rising across the sector, with long-term implications for the sustainability of smaller funds. These are just some of... Read more continue reading

PPS Mutual announces second profit share assignment to members

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Specialist insurance company PPS Mutual has announced the profits that have been assigned to members for the 2017-18 financial year, with members to receive 7 per cent of their total... Read more continue reading

Real return funds go defensive and reduce equities exposure

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Real return funds that can flex their asset allocations to suit market conditions have significantly reduced their equities exposure, according to Zenith. Among Zenith’s rated universe of real return funds,... Read more continue reading

Insight Investment’s global economic outlook for the week ahead (week beginning 29 October 2018)

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The multi asset team at Insight Investment notes “ This week we see a raft of top tier macro data released, with PMIs and labour market data the main focus.... Read more continue reading

IML celebrates 20 years of investing in Australian equities with 20 lessons from the market

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Anton Tagliaferro, Investment Director, and the investment team at IML reflect on 20 years of ‘quality and value’ investing and lessons learnt in Australian equities. Investors Mutual Ltd (IML) is... Read more continue reading

Forza Capital: successful completion of Supply Co development

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Boutique property fund manager, Forza Capital, is commencing settlement of its 129 unit apartment complex, Supply Co, located in David Street, Richmond this week. Completion of the development marks an... Read more continue reading

Crestone Wealth Management posts strong FY18 growth, invests in Client Experience

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The directors of Crestone are pleased to report the firm’s annual results for the financial year 2018. The results reflect strong growth that has enabled the business to invest in... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 26 October, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most major share markets fell over the past week as worries about the global outlook continue. Chinese shares rose though thanks... Read more continue reading