Ignition Wealth announces Dublin move

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Ignition Wealth CEO Mark Fordree has announced two significant appointments, with a view to opening Ignition Wealth Ireland. Irish fintech expert Peter Oakes has joined the Ignition Wealth executive team... Read more continue reading

CommSec State of the States

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July 2017 – Overall Results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; business investment;... Read more continue reading

SMSF Association encourages collaboration to boost super confidence

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The SMSF Association encourages all sectors of the superannuation industry to collaborate to boost confidence in the $2.3 trillion retirement savings system, says the Association’s CEO John Maroney. Addressing a... Read more continue reading

Three reasons why DNR Capital is optimistic on 2017/2018 financial outlook – despite mixed signals, overall economic outlook reasonably robust

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Global equity markets have reached an all-time high, but global growth is sustainable and company valuations are fair, according Australian equities manager DNR Capital. Jamie Nicol, CIO at DNR Capital... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees appointed RE to Brisbane boutique fund Pentalpha

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Equity Trustees has been appointed the responsible entity (RE) for Pentalpha, a 100 per cent staff-owned, Brisbane-based investment manager offering a high yield, low volatility Australian share fund. Called the... Read more continue reading

US steel sector: A waiting game

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Having recently returned from the US, Michael Ward, Senior Research Analyst at Nikko AM, shares his thoughts on the US steel sector and what impact its changing dynamics will have... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 21 July, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets were mixed over the last week with gains in the US helped by good earnings news, Europe and China... Read more continue reading

Record number take to the air

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Air Travel; Reserve Bank speech Domestic air travel. In the year to May a record 59.17 million passengers flew on domestic air routes, up 1.6 per cent on a year... Read more continue reading

Are all infrastructure exposures equal?

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Zenith Infrastructure Sector Review 2017 Global listed infrastructure continues to gain traction in client portfolios, as well as enjoying strong returns in investment markets. The aggregate funds under management (FUM)... Read more continue reading

ASIC consults on revised licence regime for domestic and overseas market operators

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ASIC is consulting on proposals to refine and update ASIC’s regulatory guidance on the licensing regime for financial markets. Consultation Paper 293 Revising the market licence regime for domestic and overseas... Read more continue reading