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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
The share market is back in positive territory as iron ore production news boosts the big miners and revived expectations of an interest rate cut help the banks. The miners are the strongest performers after Brazilian giant Vale suggested it might take ...

Magellan ups cash weighting to 15%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Magellan Asset Management has increased the cash weighting in its Global Equity Strategy from 10% to 15% in a bid to hedge the portfolio from an impending rise in US interest rates. Douglass argued that there is a "Great Disagreement" as to where the ...

Fee-only risk advice doable, research shows

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Removing insurance commissions altogether is not just possible, 11% of advisers are already doing it, research by Elixir Consulting found. The third edition of the 'Adviser pricing models research report' found that 11% of 275 advice practices have ...

Young investors happier with advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Younger investors' perception of financial advisers is generally positive and improving, according to a recent survey commissioned by Lifeplan. The April survey of 409 investors showed under-30s now sit second to over-60s in terms of adviser satisfaction ...

Pubs satisfying BlackRock income thirst

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
Pubs in the United Kingdom are proving an attractive source of income in an otherwise low yield environment, according to the world's largest asset manager BlackRock. "In the UK, the only area we have positive exposure to is pub bonds," BlackRock deputy ...

Institutions and independents tackling risk reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
AMP has announced reductions in upfront commissions for licensed advisers on all life insurance policies, adopting a hybrid commission structure. At the same time, members of Australia's largest independent adviser network, Centrepoint Alliance, have ...

Suspended SIV scheme raised $3bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
More than $3 billion has been invested in Australia via the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program, which was temporarily suspended last week. Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection statistics show that $3.255 billion has been invested ...

Frydenberg to decide on advice standards in June

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is expected to release a final document outlining the measures to improve professional standards for financial advisers at the end of June. The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) chief operating officer Phil ...

Centuria acquires ATP building

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
Centuria Property Funds have acquired a 50% stake in 8 Central Avenue, Australian Technology Park (ATP). The $110 million purchase gives Centuria full ownership of the building, after it acquired an initial 50% in December 2013. "The property's strong ...

Modi under the spotlight

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
When India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014, he sparked such enthusiasm among politicians and citizens that for a few days all we could see in the media was his friendly, bearded smile. Indian citizens in Australia were ...