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Wealthy investors bullish thanks to advice

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... these investments continued to outstrip other asset classes, such as property, term deposits and exchange traded funds. Interest in most global asset classes have declined or remained steady, but appetite for fixed income is up four percentage points ...

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... classes, strategies and styles, allowing the construction of portfolios tailored to the clients' needs. "The growing interest in managed accounts in Australia has become more apparent in recent years, with investors embracing the ability of SMAs to take ...

A tale of two A's

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... investor positioning ahead of the release of Australian employment figures today - one that could prompt the RBA to cut interest rates a bit more. All rationale rationals and I betcha Gov Glen is smiling and singing hallelujah at Martin Place. More so ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... WELLINGTON - New Zealand stocks have extended their decline from a record in quiet pre-election trading as speculation US interest rates will rise sapped investor appetite for risk-sensitive equity markets. The NZX 50 Index eased 7.042 points, or 0.1 ...

Advisers must attend ethics classes, say ISA and AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... in tatters. Improved educational standards are important, but iron-clad consumer protections that remove conflicts of interest are the foundation for community trust." AIST chief executive Tom Garcia, who worked in financial advice before moving to AIST ...

PROFILE: Folkestone MD Greg Paramor

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... heard of the company but the advert said 'leasing'. It turned out to be commercial property leasing. That's when my whole interest in the real estate world started." That was back in 1972, and the company was Milner & Company (which would go on to become ...

FRBSF takes on Jackson Hole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... recently-released economic research titled, "Assessing Expectations of Monetary Policy". Thank the FRBSF for bringing the interest rate fear back into market consciousness and sparking another one of those dips in the equity markets that later turns ...

Aussie bitcoin platform launches in UAE

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2014
Australian company igot has launched a bitcoin exchange online platform in the United Arab Emirates. The company claimed the new platform will allow ex-pats living in the UAE but sending money out of the country to save up to 7 or 8% in international ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The majority of businesses would fund a rise in the superannuation guarantee (SG) out of their own - not their employees' - pockets, according to survey commissioned by industry fund Sunsuper. This contradicts Tony Abbott's claim last week that the ...

AMP Capital invests in North American renewable assets

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... globally. We are operating in an encouraging environment for infrastructure debt investing both in terms of investor interest and deal flow and look forward to making additional investments in other high-quality assets in the region." AMP Capital has ...