AUSTRALIAN MARKET
Funds management
Australian and NZ markets in step as investment returns drive funds growth....
Funds management
Private equity funding to become more popular as equity and bond market concerns force investors to look elsewhere....
Funds management
Boutique fund manager Aura Funds Management (AFM) has formed a strategic alliance with McGrath Estate Agents in a bid to enter the Australian market with Significant Inve...
Financial planning
The Australian online share trading market appears to have strengthened despite a drop in the overall number of traders....
Financial planning
Bravura Solutions has received a mandate from an existing state superannuation fund client for the use of Bravura's Babel software as part of a SuperStream solution. ...
People & Products
In a move to expand its Australian presence, specialist insurer Beazley has appointed Duncan Richardson as life, accident and health development manager. ...
Rate the raters
Last year saw one of the major investment research houses, Standard & Poor’s (S&P), exit the Australian market. ...
Financial planning
NAB and BNY Mellon extend the reach of their long-standing custody relationship....
Funds management
Claims of a need for liquidity in portfolios hide planner ignorance on alternative investments and tendency to churn. ...
Financial planning
AIOFP has partnered with Instreet to roll out a structured product for its members, as optimism comes back to the market....
Life/Risk
Life insurers who are blaming high lapse and claim rates for poor profits need to focus on delivering competitive pricing and better products to consumers....
Financial planning
The mortgage broker proposition remains strong in the Australian market, particularly among first home buyers and investors aged in their twenties and thirties, according...
Editorial
With term deposit rates falling and bond yields at historic lows, investors are finally ready to listen. Janine Mace reports things are looking good for the Australian eq...
Editorial
International experts have warned home bias could prove detrimental to Aussie investors, reports Janine Mace....
Financial planning
BNP Paribas Securities Services (BNP Paribas) has moved to strengthen its position in the Australian market by expanding the breadth of its banking capabilities via its f...
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