Australian Mortgage Funds Continue To Suffer Redemption Pressure

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Funds in Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ Australian Fixed Interest – Mortgages rated peer group have all continued to deliver monthly income distributions and capital stability, but most are experiencing

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HUB24 Investment Service repositions to meet FOFA reforms

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The HUB24 Investment Service (HUB24), a service offering of ASX listed wealth management services utility and stockbroker, Investorfirst Limited (ASX: INQ), has announced that it will reposition its service to

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BT Financial Group appoints Rodney Greenhalgh as Head of Retirement

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David Lees, General Manager – Super, Investments and Retirement at BT Financial Group, today announced the appointment of Mr Rodney Greenhalgh as Head of Retirement effective 6 June. Mr Greenhalgh

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Asia’s dividend ‘sweetspot’ continues to yield

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Below is a market comment from Jason Pidcock, head of the Asian Equities desk at Newton, part of BNY Mellon Asset Management, on the outlook for equity income investing in

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AMP announces product and platform plans for the merged AMP/AXA business

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AMP Limited has completed initial integration planning for its merger with AXA Asia Pacific’s Australian and New Zealand businesses, announcing high level decisions on how it will bring the two company’s products

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Principal Global Investors Central Bank Research May 2011

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Principal Global Investors’ Central Bank Research for May 2011 carefully examines the trends across the US Federal Reserve (Fed) bank and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). The outlook explores

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Hillross announces strategic appointments

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Hillross has completed a series of senior appointments, boosting the level of regionalised support to its network of advisers.  Hillross Managing Director Hugh Humphrey said the appointments were an important

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AMP welcomes Standard & Poor’s rating upgrade

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AMP Limited has welcomed the upgrade of The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited’s (National Mutual Life) rating from A+ to AA- by Standard & Poor’s (S&P). National Mutual

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Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey March 2011

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To get a closer insight into where SMSF trustees invest, Multiport regularly undertakes an analysis of our SMSF’s investments to look at the up to date asset allocation and investment

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Managers Take Different Approaches To Address Mortgage Fund Liquidity With Mixed Outcomes, says S&P

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Standard & Poor’s Fund Services’ rated nine mortgage fund products as part of its Australian Fixed Interest -Mortgages sector review. The funds included six conventional mortgage funds, two hybrid funds,

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