Perennial Value appoints new Mid Cap and Small Cap Heads

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Perennial Value Management has announced significant career opportunities for two of its Senior Investment Executives. Grant Oshry has been promoted to Head of Mid Caps and Andrew Smith has been... Read more continue reading

AFG announces new referral arrangement with Lifebroker

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Australian Finance Group (ASX:AFG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Lifebroker to AFG’s life insurance referral program. The new arrangement will make it easier for AFG’s 2850 brokers to... Read more continue reading

IMF too optimistic on EM debt, says Eaton Vance

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Investors may be wise to take with a grain of salt the International Monetary Fund’s latest projections about the sustainability of emerging market (EM) debt levels, says the global investment... Read more continue reading

ATO gets thumbs up for reducing burden of SMSF event-based reporting

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The SMSF Association welcomes the news that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has followed several of its suggestions to reduce the compliance burden of transfer balance cap (TBC) event reporting... Read more continue reading

APRA and ASIC publish key industry data on life insurance claims

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APRA and ASIC yesterday released initial industry-aggregate results from round one of a new data collection pilot on life insurance claims. Following a review by ASIC last year, the two... Read more continue reading

Will passive save active?

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This month, instead of a market rehash, we’ll turn to the ever-popular active vs. passive debate. Our objective is not to argue that one is better than the other –... Read more continue reading

Citibank refunds $3.3 million to credit card customers

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Citibank will refund more than $3.3 million to around 39,500 current and former customers for failing to refund customers when credit card accounts were closed with an outstanding credit balance.... Read more continue reading

APIR Systems partners with London Stock Exchange to issue LEIs to Australian market

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The London Stock Exchange has announced that it has entered in a partnership with APIR Systems, who will act as a registered agent in Australia and South East Asia to... Read more continue reading

Bennelong funds added to Macquarie Wrap

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Two of Bennelong Funds Management boutique partners’ funds – the 4D Global Infrastructure Fund and the Quay Global Real Estate Fund – have been added as investment options on Macquarie Wrap, providing advisers with... Read more continue reading

The medium term investment return outlook remains constrained

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Key points A further fall in investment yields across most major asset classes points to a constrained medium term return outlook. For a diversified mix of assets, this has now... Read more continue reading