Financial Services Council launches Chief Investment Office Investment Index

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Chief Investment Officers mildly optimistic about investment outlook The inaugural ‘Financial Services Council Chief Investment Officer Investment Index’ shows Chief Investment Officers (CIOs) are mildly optimistic about the performance of

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AMP Capital announces key appointments to Fixed Income team

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AMP Capital Investors has announced the key appointment of Senior Portfolio Manager Sonia Baillie to the Fixed Income team, as incumbent Andrew Lally joins the Australian Equities team. In addition,

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AMP Capital launches new global listed infrastructure fund to retail investors

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Retail investors will have the opportunity to benefit from the expected long term global growth in infrastructure with the launch of the AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund (hedged and

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Increase in Super Guarantee will boost retirement adequacy

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The Federal Government’s decision to increase the Super Guarantee (SG) to 12% will have a significant impact on retirement adequacy for the average Australian, lifting levels by $46,000, or 2.8%,

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AMP Capital appoints new ESG research analyst to sustainable team

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AMP Capital Investors has appointed Mans Carlsson-Sweeny to the role of Environmental, Social and  Governance Research Analyst within the Sustainable Alpha Australian Equities team. The AMP Capital Sustainable Alpha Australian

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Lonsec releases 2010 Diversified Funds Sector Review

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Lonsec’s 2010 Diversified Funds Sector Review resulted in the assignment of two Highly Recommended ratings, to BlackRock and Schroders. The ratings assigned to each manager generally apply across the various

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How ‘self managed’ are Self Managed Superannuation Funds?

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With the 2010 superannuation peak ‘season’ now passed it’s tempting for many Australians to disengage from their super until next June or at least until they get their next fund

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Economic Value Added

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At the heart of successful investing is the question of the valuation of assets. It is often possible to make money from low quality assets if they can be bought

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Personal Investment Policy Statements

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It is standard practice for professional fund managers to prepare an Investment Policy Statement (IPS) to guide investment decisions and to force them to be clear about exactly what the

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Intestacy

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Each State has its own laws and arrangements that apply when someone dies without a will. The NSW law on intestacy changed on 1 March 2010, and so this is

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