BetaShares opens Melbourne office, hits $4 billion in AUM

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BetaShares, a leading Australian ETF manager, has announced the establishment of its Melbourne office, as the business continues its growth trajectory having recently surpassed $4 billion in assets under management (AUM).... Read more continue reading

Professional fund buyers: with high volatility and low yields, active management set to dominate

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In the current investment environment marked by higher volatility and low yields, the vast majority of professional fund buyers, including discretionary portfolio managers and funds of funds, favour active management... Read more continue reading

AFA appoints Linda Vogel as General Counsel, Professionalism

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has announced the appointment of Linda Vogel to the role of General Counsel, Professionalism. AFA CEO Philip Kewin said Ms Vogel will work with the... Read more continue reading

Equity Trustees appoints Senior Manager, Structured Finance – Corporate Trusts to Sydney office

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Equity Trustees has appointed James Connell to the role of Senior Manager, Structured Finance – Corporate Trusts in the Sydney office of the Corporate Trustee Services (CTS) team. He begins... Read more continue reading

SMSFA urges Govt to use 2017 Budget to give super ‘period of stability’

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The SMSF Association has used its 2017 Budget submission to urge the Federal Government to commit to stability to the superannuation system and resist further changes to the system. Association... Read more continue reading

Critical time for housing measures: PIPA

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With the 2017 Federal Budget looming, the Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) is urging the government to take a sensible approach to housing affordability policy. As the peak body... Read more continue reading

Property listings tumble in April, house prices up in big cities

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Results released yesterday by SQM Research reveal national residential listings dropped 8.3% to 322,400 over the month of April 2017. The data reveals Sydney and Melbourne posted the biggest drop in... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical opens its 2017 community grants program

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Australian Ethical has opened its community grants program for 2017, encouraging organisations working to deliver tangible benefits for people, the planet, and animals to apply. Australian Ethical’s grants program is... Read more continue reading

AMG reports financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2017

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Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. yesterday reported its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the first quarter of 2017, diluted earnings per share were $2.13, compared... Read more continue reading

Consumers warned about investment scams promising to assist access to trust funds

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ASIC urges the public to be wary of cold callers claiming that their investment proceeds have been stopped by ASIC and are being held for them in a trust. These... Read more continue reading