ASIC facilitates crowd-sourced funding by public companies

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released guidance for public companies and crowd-funding platform operators to support them in using the new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime, which commences... Read more continue reading

Commentary on North Korea – markets developing ‘Kim-fatigue’

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“The most likely scenario for U.S./North Korea relations remains an uneasy status quo. First, outright military conflict seems unlikely. North Korea will continue to irritate the US and Asian allies... Read more continue reading

Man Group announces strategic partnership with Grant Samuel Funds Management

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Man Group yesterday announces a strategic partnership agreement with Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM), positioning Man Group and GSFM to offer new investment products to retail investors in Australia and... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Corporate Trust appointed Responsible Entity of Ophir’s High Conviction Fund

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Highlighting the growing need for independent Responsible Entity (RE) providers, Perpetual Corporate Trust has been appointed as the RE of Ophir Asset Management’s High Conviction Fund. Perpetual Corporate Trust General... Read more continue reading

ANZ Wealth white paper advocates change for sustainable insurance industry

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ANZ Wealth yesterday released Life insurance: the case for change, a white paper analysing challenges shaping the life insurance sector, including shifting consumer expectations, increased scrutiny and regulation, pricing pressure... Read more continue reading

RBA policy suggests mining slump is over, says Principal Global Investors 

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Global economic engine is chugging along “The synchronised global economic expansion now underway is the latest in a series of transitions the world economy has recently experienced. In 2015, the world... Read more continue reading

The time is right to invest in emerging markets

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Investing in emerging markets is not for the faint hearted. When people get nervous about equities, they tend to sell out of emerging markets and vice versa.  Unexpected political problems,... Read more continue reading

Australia, the lucky country (or is it?)

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Has Australia dodged another recession bullet? Since 2012, one of Australia’s biggest economic threats has been the collapse in mining investment. It was the associated capex boom pre- and post-GFC... Read more continue reading

Global market and economic review

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The market ended last week in a cautious mood, with Florida in a state of emergency due to Hurricane Irma and the continued fears that North Korea would carry out... Read more continue reading

ASIC’s 2017-20 data strategy launched

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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched its data strategy for 2017-20. The strategy, which outlines how ASIC will capture, share and use data, will transition ASIC into a more... Read more continue reading