US Federal Reserve – Lift off!

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Economic issues US Federal Reserve meeting: The Federal Reserve policymaking committee – the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) – has decided to raise interest rates for the first time in... Read more continue reading

Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions for 2016

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Could the euro, Brazil and oil be the unlikely winners of the year? Saxo Bank, parent company of Saxo Capital Markets, the online multi-asset trading and investment specialist, has today... Read more continue reading

Future2 appoints a new Chair and increases Board representation

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Future2, the charitable foundation of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) has appointed Matthew Rowe CFP as Chair of the Board and added three new directors/trustees, effective 1 January... Read more continue reading

Nikko Asset Management lifts view on global equities to moderately overweight 

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 Lifts stance to slightly overweight from neutral on global equities  Underweight stance on global bonds amid expectation of a moderate rise in yields  U.S. dollar seen as strong in 2016... Read more continue reading

A New Year with familiar challenges for investors

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While the investment environment is likely to remain challenging and at times volatile in the New Year, investors with discipline and patience should expect to be rewarded with fair returns... Read more continue reading

AZ NGA closes 2015 with seventh acquisition

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AZ NGA has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire 51% of the capital of RI Toowoomba (“RIT”). The agreement includes a share swap of 49% of RIT’s equity... Read more continue reading

Midwinter boosts Insurance modelling capacity of AdviceOS

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Midwinter has today announced significant enhancements made to its insurance modelling capability within cloud based – AdviceOS, rolling out the additional functionality to AdviceOS users over the past month. This... Read more continue reading

Super choice of fund, transparency legislation will ‘encourage’ engagement

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The Government’s draft legislation on superannuation choice of fund and transparency will increase people’s engagement with superannuation, says Andrea Slattery, CEO/Managing Director of the SMSF Association. “The Association is a... Read more continue reading

PIMCO Australia 2016 outlook: One more miracle?

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Summary Australia has had only three isolated quarters of negative real GDP growth over the last quarter of a century. While investors should be alert to the risk of a... Read more continue reading

Lifeplan creates new role for Perth BDM

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Lifeplan Funds Management has consolidated its push into the West Australian market with the appointment of Mr Ryan Francis to the newly created role of business development manager. Mr Francis... Read more continue reading