Fastest annual economic growth in 3½ years

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National accounts Faster growth: The Australian economy grew by 1.1 per cent in the March quarter after an upwardly-revised 0.7 per cent increase in the December quarter (previously up 0.6... Read more continue reading

Sentry supports SMEs through alliance with Succession Plus – first project focuses on ESOP national roadshow

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Sentry Group CEO and Chairman Murray Hills and Succession Plus founder Craig West have announced that the national licensee group and leading business succession and exit planning specialist have teamed... Read more continue reading

FQ Global Alternative Return Fund now on HUB24 platform

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Australian independent platform provider HUB24 has added the FQ Global Alternative Return Fund (the “Fund”), an Australian unit trust managed by First Quadrant LP (“First Quadrant”), an Affiliate of Affiliated... Read more continue reading

Confidence OK: Good time to spend?

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Consumer confidence Consumer confidence: The ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 2.2 per cent to 113.2 in the week to May 29. But the reading on whether it was... Read more continue reading

ASIC releases its third licensing activity report

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ASIC yesterday published its third report on its approach to licence applications. Report 478 Overview of licensing and professional registration applications: July to December 2015 (REP 478) sets out recent regulatory outcomes... Read more continue reading

HUB24 exceeds $3bn in FUA

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Superannuation and investment platform provider, HUB24 (ASX: HUB) has reached $3 billion in funds under administration (FUA), representing 84 percent growth in the past 12 months. In addition to this... Read more continue reading

ATO extension of LRBA deadline welcomed

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The SMSF Association applauds the ATO’s decision to give SMSF trustees an extra seven months to review the terms of their limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) to ensure that they... Read more continue reading

Biggest rise in economy-wide sales in 6 years

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Business Indicators; New home sales Sales up: Economy-wide sales rose by 1.5 per cent in the March quarter – the biggest increase in six years (since December quarter 2009). Sales... Read more continue reading

Centrepoint releases more world class investment solutions

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Centrepoint’s managed account solution, vMAPs, has released a new range of high quality investment models with two of the world’s leading asset managers, Dimensional and Russell Investments, to complement its... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 27 May, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Most share markets had a good week helped by improved confidence regarding US growth, increasing signs that the global oil market... Read more continue reading