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Aussie investors push tobacco exclusions

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A global active fund manager says Australia is at the forefront of the shift towards ex-tobacco investment portfolios. Vontobel Asset Management global equities portfolio manager Ramiz Chelat said majority of the firm's assets in Australian mandates ...

AMP Capital launches global equity fund

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
Investment manager AMP Capital is kicking off its new global equities range with the launch of a long-term global equity fund. The AMP Capital Global Equity Fund will focus on absolute risk and return, not benchmarks, and invest in a concentrated portfolio ...

Advice dealer group expands network

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
A financial advice dealer group is continuing its growth strategy with the addition of a Melbourne-based practice to its national network. Joining under the Elders Financial Planning banner is Saltbush Financial Services. It is headed by financial planner ...

AMP reshapes advice businesses, appoints MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
AMP is welcoming a new advice leadership team following the decision to bring multiple advice businesses under one roof. Following the restructure, AMP Financial Planning, AMP Advice, AMP Horizons and AMP Direct will be integrated under a new managing ...

ABA committing to industry reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Australian Bankers' Association announced it will commit to the majority of the Khoury Report's proposed banking reforms, promising to raise its code of practice to meet higher standards. Of the 99 recommendations, the ABA is fully supporting 61 ...

Advisers urged to prepare clients for super shift

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
Superannuation funds are at risk of potentially losing significant value if trustees don't capture the tax implications or the appropriate structures correctly ahead of the pending 1 July changes, a business advisory expert warns. Fordham Group partner ...

Savills continues Aussie growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
International real estate investment manager Savills Investment Management is expanding its presence in Australia with the appointment of a new portfolio manager. Annie Li joins the firm from GE Capital Real Estate, bringing with her more than 15 years' ...

FPA pushes tax deductible incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
The Financial Planning Association of Australia is advocating for tax deductions of management fees and costs associated with the initial preparation of a financial plan. In its pre-budget submission to the Federal Government, the FPA says ongoing management ...

Obamacare one, Trump nil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
"I think this is something - it certainly was an interesting period of time. We all learned a lot. We learned a lot about loyalty. We learned a lot about the vote-getting process. We learned a lot about some very arcane rules in, obviously, both the ...

'Retire ready' is more than a large super balance

EMMA RAPAPORT, STEPHEN FAY  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2017
Satisfaction in retirement is a function of more than financial security, with other factors equal or more powerful in driving overall satisfaction, according to presenters at this years' Conference of Major Super Funds. At a session on retirement and ...