Former UBank executive joins Tyro as new Head of Brand & Marketing

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Tyro Payments Limited (“Tyro”), Australia’s fastest growing EFTPOS and banking services provider for small and medium sized businesses, yesterday announced the appointment of Natalie Dinsdale as the company’s new Head of... Read more continue reading

Commodities, oil and $US to drive volatility in 2017

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Market volatility in 2017 will continue to be episodic – rather than prolonged – although asset price distortion will ultimately rectify during the year and be the forerunner of a... Read more continue reading

Infocus expands advice footprint

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Infocus Wealth Management Limited (Infocus), one of Australia’s leading wealth managers, this week announced it has acquired another financial advice business under the Infocus Group Succession Plan. The Succession Plan... Read more continue reading

Perpetual Diversified Real Return Fund receives rating upgrades

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The Perpetual Diversified Real Return Fund (Fund) has received a ‘Recommended’[1] rating from rating agencies Zenith Investment Partners (Zenith), and Lonsec Research (Lonsec), in recognition of its strong performance and... Read more continue reading

Small caps deliver stellar results for Terra Capital

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Boutique equities fund manager, Terra Capital yesterday announced its strong 12-month performance figures to December 31 for its two small cap funds, with the Natural Resources Fund posting a 50.7% gain... Read more continue reading

New appointment for Pan-Tribal Board

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Peter Kerr OAM, has joined the Pan-Tribal Asset Management Board as a non-executive director, bringing with him extensive experience in banking law, financial markets and corporate governance. Pan-Tribal is pleased... Read more continue reading

AFA Genxt Connect Tour kicks off

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA)’s premiere event for progressive financial advisers, the Genxt Connect Tour, will kick off in Hobart on 6 February 2017, with some venues almost sold... Read more continue reading

Petrol eases from 19-month highs; Best month for shares

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Weekly petrol price; Sharemarket perspective Retail petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.2 cents to 134.0 cents a... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 27 January, 2017

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week The past week saw share markets break higher helped by solid global economic data, good US earnings results and optimism that... Read more continue reading

Small business cash flow crisis costing Australian economy $76 billion

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Australia’s two million small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are drowning in a sea of unpaid customer bills, with $76 billion worth of outstanding invoices crippling their ability to grow,... Read more continue reading