Sharequity wants to lead equity crowdfunding in new direction

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Australia’s newest equity crowdfunding platform, Sharequity, is planning to work with the corporate fundraising sector rather than compete with it as the first companies get ready to raise capital through... Read more continue reading

GAM Systematic wins a new mandate in Australia

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GAM yesterday announced the win of a new Australian mandate for its GAM Systematic Alternative Risk Premia offering. CommInsure, one of Australia’s leading life insurance companies, plans to invest over... Read more continue reading

Engineering construction at 10-year highs

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Consumer sentiment; Construction activity Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 0.7 per cent last week to 112.6 after rising 0.1 per cent in the prior week.... Read more continue reading

Thoughts on the week ahead from Insight Investment

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Summary Manufacturing and soft data from the US and eurozone remains strong, supporting our pro-cyclical stance Recently when central banks have tightened policy, currencies weakened post announcement due to the... Read more continue reading

RBA on hold for the 15th month in a row – likely to remain on hold out to late next year at least

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Once again, no surprises from the Reserve Bank of Australia which left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5% for the 15th month in a row following its November... Read more continue reading

China and Australia to cooperate on fintech

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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (‘CSRC’) and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (‘ASIC’) have entered into an agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The Information Sharing Co-operation... Read more continue reading

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