Philanthropic giving via private ancillary funds

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There are a range of planned giving structures including Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs). Today there are roughly 1,600 PAFs across the country, with 80-100 established annually and total net assets... Read more continue reading

Rising petrol prices pressure households

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Weekly petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 4.4 cents last week to 141.5 cents a litre –... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 22 November, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Chinese shares fell, US and Eurozone shares saw solid gains over the last week helped by good economic data as... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Investments appoints Amanda Gillespie to newly created strategy role

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Perpetual has announced the appointment of Amanda Gillespie as General Manager Client Solutions and Strategy in its Perpetual Investments division. Ms Gillespie joins from Lonsec where she has been Group CEO... Read more continue reading

The Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund has been downgraded from 4.00 stars to 3.75 stars by SQM Research

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SQM Research has downgraded the rating of the Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund, APIR Code MAQ0454AU (“the Fund”) from 4.00 stars to 3.75 stars following material changes to the investment... Read more continue reading

Australia’s top performing financial planners honoured at FPA Congress

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has announced the winners of the 2017 FPA Awards, Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award, and Future2 Community Service Award at the opening keynote session... Read more continue reading

FPA encourages financial planners to explore fintech solutions that improve client engagement, drive cost reduction and boost operational efficiency

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A new white paper from the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA), entitled Mapping Fintech to the Financial Planning Process: Why Fintech is not a Threat, proposes that through the... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Corporate Trust benefits from strengthening Singapore IPO market  

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Perpetual Corporate Trust continues to see strong demand for its trustee services across the region following the Initial Public Offer (IPO) of the Keppel KBS REIT in Singapore, which raised... Read more continue reading

FPA philanthropy at the heart of the financial planning profession

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As nineteen cyclists from across Australia complete their grueling seven-day, 726km fundraising ride in Hobart yesterday, we are reminded of the passion and commitment shown by members of the Financial... Read more continue reading

ASIC welcomes consultation on changes to fees-for-service

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ASIC welcomes the release by Treasury of a consultation paper proposing changes to fees-for-service. While around 90% of ASIC’s regulatory activities will be now be recovered as part of the... Read more continue reading