Business caution on global jitters; Biggest fall in petrol price in 7 years

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NAB Business survey; Weekly petrol prices Business survey: The NAB business conditions index eased from +9.5 points to +7.0 points in December. And the business confidence index eased from +5.2... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 22 January, 2016

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week It’s been another volatile week in financial markets as investors continue to fret about the global growth outlook. Share markets remained... Read more continue reading

Federal budget position stalls

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Monthly budget statement Budget worsens: In the twelve months to December 2015, the budget deficit stood at $42.0 billion (around 2.5 per cent of GDP), up from $40.7 billion in... Read more continue reading

SMSFA supports choice of super fund legislation

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The SMSF Association has put its weight behind the Government’s proposed legislation to extend choice of superannuation fund, arguing it will increase consumer engagement, improve efficiency and help underpin a... Read more continue reading

Top Zenith rating for Charter Hall Direct Office Fund (DOF)

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Charter Hall Group has announced that its Direct Office Fund (DOF) has been assigned the highest possible rating by research house Zenith, namely ‘Highly Recommended”. DOF, which is an Australian direct... Read more continue reading

Morningstar awards ‘Silver’ rating to SGH ICE maintains ‘Neutral’ rating on SGH20

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Research house Morningstar has upgraded SG Hiscock’s SGH ICE Fund to ‘Silver’ and maintained its ‘Neutral’ rating of the SGH20 Fund in its latest review*. In its review of the... Read more continue reading

AMP announces new name for SMSF business

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AMP Limited has announced the launch of a new business name and operating structure for its self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) business. The new name, SuperConcepts, incorporates the range of services the... Read more continue reading

Santa leaves investors only lumps of coal as markets have their worst start since 1896

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Angst about China has seen the worst open to markets since records began, with a higher than expected contraction in manufacturing and weaker than expected currency fix versus the U.S... Read more continue reading

Australian Ethical Investment increases FUM and net flows

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Australian Ethical increased funds under management (FUM) by 13% to $1,401.3 million for the quarter ended 31 December 2015, up from $1,235.1 million reported for the quarter ended 30 September... Read more continue reading

Tribeca expands investment team

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Tribeca Investment Partners has appointed Mr Peter Moore to the newly created position of Investment Analyst. Moore will be based in Sydney and will report to portfolio manager Chris Daily.... Read more continue reading