Advisers bullish on global equities but valuations a worry

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| By Rhea Nath |

A new survey has found advisers are planning to increase allocations to global equities as well as Australian small caps in the next six months, however they believe high valuations in the market remain concerning.

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Rhea Nath

Rhea L Nath is a journalist at Money Management. She has previously worked as a business reporter with Dynamic Business and journalist in the multicultural media with Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.

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Managed funds underperform despite lowered fees

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Funds management

The average managed fund fee has declined by a third over the past 10 years, however InvestSMART’s analysis suggests this has not necessarily translated to them outperforming their benchmark.

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Rhea Nath

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Ausbil set to unveil inaugural ETF

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Funds management

The fund manager has announced plans to debut its first exchange-traded fund, launching in the first half of 2025.

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Rhea Nath

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Relative Return Unplugged: What is the impact of the CSLR?

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| By Keith Ford |

Editorial

In this episode of Relative Return Unplugged, co-hosts Maja Garaca Djurdjevic and Keith Ford are joined by Money

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Keith Ford

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Director penalised $1.25m over unregistered MIS

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| By Rhea Nath |

Policy & Regulation

The Federal Court has found a company director guilty of operating unregistered managed investment schemes and carrying on a financial services business without holding an AFSL.

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Rhea Nath

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How could ASIC mitigate wealth management collapses?

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has made multiple recommendations to ASIC regarding exercising its powers around AFSLs to mitigate the risk of failing companies including greater capital requirements.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Infinity Capital Solutions announces new distribution hire

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| By Rhea Nath |

People & Products

Infinity Capital Solutions, part of Viridian Financial Group, has welcomed a second former abrdn executive to the newly created role of national distribution manager.

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Rhea Nath

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Reflecting on Insignia’s acquisition of MLC

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

As Insignia Financial formally completes the separation of MLC from NAB, Money Management reflects back on how the acquisition came to be and where Insignia sees MLC going forward.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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Gearing for growth: Why advisers are looking to leverage portfolios

global-x/ETFs/financial-advice/gearing/

| By Rhea Nath |

Funds management

Geared funds are proving to be a popular strategy for wealth accumulation, however its complex nature means financial advisers have an important role to play in harnessing the benefits while mitigating potential downsides.

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Rhea Nath

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Centrepoint Alliance enters partnership with SuperConcepts

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| By Laura Dew |

Financial planning

Advice licensee Centrepoint Alliance has announced a service partnership with self-managed superannuation fund solution provider SuperConcepts.

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Laura Dew

Laura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management.

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