Principal and CIMB Group to realign ownership stakes in joint ventures across Southeast Asia

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Principal Financial Group (“Principal”) and CIMB Group Holdings Berhad (“CIMB”) have announced that they have signed agreements for Principal to gain additional ownership of the CIMB-Principal Asset Management Group and... Read more continue reading

SMSF industry still coming to grips with super changes

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The SMSF industry is still working through the far-reaching policy and legislative changes that took effect on 1 July 2017, says SMSF Association CEO John Maroney. He says the changes... Read more continue reading

Milestone for equity crowdfunding in Australia with ASIC licence approval

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OnMarket will be one of the first businesses in Australia to raise capital this year through ‘the crowd’, following the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s approval of its equity crowdfunding... Read more continue reading

Centuria acquires $115 million Geelong building, growing AUM to $4.5 billion

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Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Centuria Property Funds Limited, has unconditionally exchanged contracts to acquire 60 Brougham Street, Geelong, Victoria for $115.25 million.... Read more continue reading

DomaCom integrates with IRESS

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Fractional property investment company DomaCom (ASX:DCL) announces that it has entered into an agreement to integrate its property sub-funds into IRESS (ASX:IRE) XPLAN via the EPI data feed. On the... Read more continue reading

Debit card growth the strongest in 4½ years

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Credit cards Credit cards: The average credit card balance rose by $65.90 to $3,127.70 in November – the largest monthly increase in 12 months. However, the smoothed annual growth rate of... Read more continue reading

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from AdviserVoice

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Wishing you a safe and happy festive season. Thank you for being part of the AdviserVoice community in 2017. We look forward to bringing you the latest Australian Financial Services... Read more continue reading

Australian HNW investor numbers on the rise: Investment Trends

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Investment Trends has released its flagship 2017 High Net Worth Investor Report, the largest annual study of Australia’s wealthiest investors. The report, now in its tenth year, concluded in September... Read more continue reading

BGL partners with Ignition Wealth to provide SMSF appropriateness advice solution for accountants

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BGL Corporate Solutions, Australia’s leading developer of SMSF administration and ASIC corporate compliance software solutions, is pleased to announce a new partnership with Ignition Wealth, Australia’s leading digital financial advice... Read more continue reading

The Fed hikes again, still gradual but likely to be a bit faster next year – implications for investors and Australia

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Key points The Fed has raised interest rates for the fifth time since first raising rates this cycle two years ago, taking the Fed Funds rate from a range of... Read more continue reading