FPA welcomes ‘fair and workable’ Government announcement on life insurance

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The Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has welcomed yesterday’s Government announcement of a final reform package for retail life insurance. “The Government’s final response to proposals by The Hon Josh... Read more continue reading

BT Panorama expands managed portfolios menu

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BT continues the rollout of its wealth operating system BT Panorama with the addition of four popular managers to the managed portfolio menu: Evans and Partners, UBS, Antares and Hyperion.... Read more continue reading

Life Insurance Framework improvements achieved

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In response to the Life Insurance Framework (LIF) details released yesterday by the Government, the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) said that the refinements to the clawback provisions will be received... Read more continue reading

AMP Capital targets US$2 billion with new Infrastructure Debt Fund III

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AMP Capital has commenced fundraising for its Infrastructure Debt Fund III (IDF  III), which is targeting US$2 billion in commitments from institutional  investors around the world. IDF III is AMP... Read more continue reading

Has Indonesia turned the corner?

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The recent stabilisation in Indonesia’s currency and bond markets, together with subdued inflation and a healthy trade surplus, is paving the way for monetary easing. Moreover, a pickup in infrastructure... Read more continue reading

AFA honours outstanding members of the advice community

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The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) formally recognized a number of outstanding members of the financial advice community at the 2015 AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns last week. In... Read more continue reading

Weekly market update – week ending 6 November, 2015

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Investment markets and key developments over the past week Global shares mostly saw solid gains over the last week helped by good economic data, albeit with talk of ongoing Fed... Read more continue reading

Global Equities Market ripe for Long/Short managers says Zenith

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The global equities market is ripe for long/short managers according to Zenith Investment Partners latest Global Long/Short equities Sector Report released this week. The 12 months to 30 September 2015... Read more continue reading

Invast research points to commodities recovery

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Invast Australia in its November 2015 Investment Committee Monthly Outlook predicts commodity prices could be near rock bottom levels with the possibility of a recovery in the first half of... Read more continue reading

Reserve Bank view on rates; Record vehicle sales

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Reserve Bank Governor Speech; New vehicle sales Easing bias: In a speech, the Reserve Bank Governor clearly stated the easing bias: “were a change to monetary policy to be required... Read more continue reading