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Perpetual wins RE mandate with $620m manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 SEP 2017
... launched in 2015, targets a concentrated portfolio of small and mid-cap equities. It is currently past halfway, capacity-wise, and follows the close of Ophir's original Opportunities Fund.

Not happy enough

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
Australian consumers are happier in September than last month. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute (WBC-MI) index of consumer sentiment jumped by 2.5% to a reading of 97.9 this month from 95.5 in August with nearly all the survey's sub-indices recording ...

AZ NGA acquires Wealthmed Australia

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... first acquisition on 8 May 2015, when it acquired EWM. This was followed by the acquisition of; the Pride Group, LFPS FLP, Wise Planners, and Harvest Wealth in 2015; RIT, Wealthwise, Priority Advisory Group, Sterling Planners, Logiro, and On-Track in ...

Millennials choosing stock market over housing market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2017
As the prospect of owning their own home becomes less of a reality, millennials are turning to the stock market to invest and build their wealth. New insights from CommSec reveal more than half of all new customers are under the age of 35, with the ...

Iron magnate makes historic $400m pledge

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
The Australian chair of one of the world's largest iron ore producers recently made the largest ever donation by a living Australian to a range of charitable causes. Fortescue Metals chair Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, along with his wife Nicola, donated ...

Worried parents prefer banks over stocks: Stockspot

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2017
... parent can take to help children get a financial head start," Brycki said. "Putting money in a bank account is certainly a wise thing to do but parents who avoid investing miss out on the benefits of compound returns." "An investment of $2000 in a high ...

Three steps and yields stumble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
... remain at or near record highs. Maybe the Fed's "unconventional" monetary policy - and lately, Trump - has rendered this "wise old saying" obsolete. Also, the Fed's three rate hikes since December 2015 has taken the fed funds rate to a still very low ...

Smarter Money funds get Lonsec tick

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
... and investment processes." The researcher also observed similar weaknesses in both funds. Both were the most expensive, fee-wise, in their respective peer groups - enhanced cash and alternative income - and their performance was considered susceptible ...

AZ NGA firm procures consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
AZ Next Generation Advisory subsidiary Wise Planners acquired the corporate superannuation consulting business of a North Sydney-based financial advisory firm. The purchase of Northbridge Financial Consulting from Northbridge Financial Solutions brings ...

Philanthropy Australia names recipients of annual industry awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... women gain a sustainable source of income. Championing the cause against domestic violence was the winner of the 2017 Gender-wise Philanthropy Award, which went to the Caledonia Foundation for supporting the Good Pitch's The Hunting Ground Australia ...