Higher oil prices spells bad news for motorists

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Weekly petrol prices, Job advertisements, Monthly inflation, CPI reweighting Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 2.1 cents last week... Read more continue reading

ANZIIF takes home 12th Educational Service Provider of the Year Award

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The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) has been named the 2017 Educational Service Provider of the Year at the 21st Asia Insurance Industry Awards held... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 3 November, 2018

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While US and Chinese shares slipped over the last week, Eurozone, Japanese and Australian shares pushed higher. The Australian All Ords... Read more continue reading

What Powell’s Fed nomination means for markets

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Andrew Szczurowski,  Portfolio Manager, Global Income Group  and Eric Stein,  Co-Director of Global Income at Eaton Vance, a global investment manager believe “Powell as a perfect fit for President Trump’s pro-growth agenda, as... Read more continue reading

AMP’s new Bett3r account: three is better than one

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AMP’s new three-in-one account Bett3r has been awarded Best Savings Account by finder, recognising its competitive savings rate. The one of its kind Bett3r includes three linked accounts – Pay,... Read more continue reading

Westpac and Northill Capital enter into an agreement regarding sale of Hastings

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Westpac Banking Corporation (ASX:WBC) and Northill Capital (“Northill”) have announced that they have entered into an agreement regarding the sale of Hastings. Northill is an independent, privately held asset management... Read more continue reading

Diversification paramount – Schroders asset allocation survey results

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Schroders has undertaken its second survey of significant Australian brokers to gain insight into their asset allocation views. Key findings include: Diversification replaces growth as primary driver. ASX listed stocks... Read more continue reading

Finity Consulting and ANZIIF launch Understanding Value in General Insurance guide

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New industry publication Understanding Value in General Insurance was launched yesterday by actuarial firm Finity Consulting Pty Ltd and The Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF).... Read more continue reading

Managed Accounts raises $34 million in heavily oversubscribed Share Placement

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Share Placement heavily oversubscribed, supported by 27 new high-quality institutions Proceeds will be used to part fund the acquisition of Linear Financial Holdings Pty Ltd (Linear) Share Purchase Plan (SPP)... Read more continue reading

Credit Specialist appoints superannuation investment guru to its Board

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Gerard Parlevliet has been appointed to La Trobe Financial Asset Management Limited’s Board (“the Board”). Parlevliet’s career spans more than 38 years of experience, with 25 years’ within the superannuation... Read more continue reading