Concentrated equity strategies can boost returns and reduce downside in volatile markets, AB

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Investors seeking refuge from equity-market volatility in passive strategies should consider combining them with a concentrated equity allocation to improve overall risk-adjusted returns, global asset manager AllianceBernstein (AB) said yesterday.... Read more continue reading

ASIC targets financial services licensees using the term “independent”

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Wilson HTM Ltd (Wilson), iSelect Life Pty Ltd (iSelect) and Citywide Insurance Brokers and Financial Planners Pty Ltd (Citywide) have taken steps to remove or amend claims made about the... Read more continue reading

AMP Foundation offers $3m to help Australians into work  

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The AMP Foundation is offering up to $3 million in funding to non-profits with innovative and evidence-based approaches to tackling unemployment and creating jobs. Through its AMP Employment Boost initiative,... Read more continue reading

Dante De Gori CFP® begins role as FPA CEO

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) former General Manager of Policy and Conduct, Dante De Gori, has officially taken over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the FPA. Mark... Read more continue reading

4 Dimensions launches Global Listed Infrastructure Fund

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Boutique global infrastructure fund manager 4 Dimensions Infrastructure has launched the 4 Dimensions Global Infrastructure Fund, available to retail and institutional investors. 4 Dimensions was launched last year in partnership... Read more continue reading

Value an integral element when setting CEO pay: AMP Capital

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Australia’s  chief executives receive, on average, more than double the total pay of the  second highest paid executive in their company, according to an analysis of  executive pay in AMP... Read more continue reading

Increased US consumer spend sends positive signals to the market

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The most significant development for markets is that the US core personal consumption expenditure (PCE) deflator – the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation – rose by 1.7 per cent... Read more continue reading

BDO bolsters Risk Advisory team to help Australian organisations tackle cyber security risks

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The critical focus of many Australian organisations on maintaining current awareness and defending themselves against the threat of a cyber attack has prompted leading audit, tax and advisory firm BDO... Read more continue reading

Mind the gap: Global equity portfolios missing a key component

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The Pacific Alliance (Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile) is not represented properly (if at all) in local Global equity portfolios, despite representing over 40% of Latin America’s GDP. The Pacific Alliance... Read more continue reading

Inflation targeting: Good strategy, but poor structure

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The monetary policy experiment of inflation targeting has failed to produce a more stable macroeconomic environment. The failure doesn’t stem from the wrong objective, but from the poor structure of... Read more continue reading