CommSec State of the States – July 2016

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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; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 22 July, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s now four weeks since the Brexit panic on June 24 and since then US and European shares are up 6%,... Read more continue reading

Australian Absolute Return Equity Manager Monash Investors, celebrates four years of true to label performance and SQM Superior rating

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In a low return, high volatility environment that may threaten the lifestyle hopes of a generation of Australian’s and where outperforming an equity index may still fail to deliver on... Read more continue reading

The Election is over, and it is likely that unlimited taxeffective super balances are over too

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“Proposed changes to superannuation may have a significant impact on the retirement savings plans for many Australians and they need to consider alternative tax-effective strategies.” These are the words of... Read more continue reading

Madison launches market-leading model portfolios

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WealthPortal is proud to launch an expanded suite of Separately Managed Account (SMA) options from Proactive Portfolios. Proactive has launched through WealthPortal’s five new MFM (Managed Fund Models) SMA model... Read more continue reading

FSC Welcomes Australian Government decision to fix withholding tax rates

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The Financial Services Council welcomes the Australian Government’s commitment to fix withholding tax rates for Australian investment vehicles during the next 12 months. FSC CEO Sally Loane said “Australia’s complex... Read more continue reading

ASIC consults on proposed guidance on risk management

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ASIC yesterday released a consultation paper and proposed regulatory guidance on risk management practices for responsible entities in the managed funds sector. Consultation Paper 263 Risk management systems of responsible entities:... Read more continue reading

Aviva Investors launches AIMS Target Income Fund

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Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (Aviva), has launched a second fund in the Aviva Investors Multi-Strategy (AIMS) range in Australia: the AIMS Target Income Fund... Read more continue reading

Empowering advisors to building better ETP Portfolios

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Advisors and direct investors alike increasingly enjoy an unprecedented array of access to new asset classes and most importantly, “peer” product competition across the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) and overall... Read more continue reading

Financial Services Council appoints Geoff Lloyd as Chairman

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The Financial Services Council (FSC) has announced that Geoff Lloyd, CEO and Managing Director of Perpetual Limited, has been unanimously elected by the Board as Chairman of the FSC. He... Read more continue reading