Govt announces financial services tax changes

20-Jul-2017

The federal government has announced a range of changes to financial services tax arrangements that it said would help to “mature the industry”. The changes were a response to industry concerns abo.. Read More

Renewable energy in DomaCom’s sights

19-Jul-2017

Fractional investment platform DomaCom has set its sights on renewable energy investment by signalling its intention to crowdfund the purchase of a $4.3 million property in northern New South Wales, with investors ex.. Read More

Euro banks to boom in high-rate environment

19-Jul-2017

European financial services stocks presented a strong opportunity for value-focused global equities investors given the reform of the regional economy in favour of well-capitalised and customer-centric banks, accordi.. Read More

Economic recovery boosting infrastructure

19-Jul-2017

The current period of global economic recovery had placed infrastructure firmly on the agenda for several major economies, resulting in a significant opportunity for Australian infrastructure investors, according to .. Read More

Opinion – Floating rates offer fixed income complement

17-Jul-2017

In today’s world of very low interest rates, investors face a challenging trade-off in seeking decent income returns outside of the volatile equity market. While cash and deposit products offer relative securit.. Read More

ETFs flourish in macro instability

14-Jul-2017

Australian equities products have dominated inflows in the local exchange traded fund (ETF) market during the first half of 2017, with macroeconomic instability helping to nudge investors back towards their home mark.. Read More

Countplus launches Harvard scholarship

13-Jul-2017

Countplus has announced the creation of a new educational scholarship to honour the group’s founder, Barry Lambert, saying it hoped it would help to build a culture within its advice firms that fostered organis.. Read More

Internal review leads to K2 fee cuts

12-Jul-2017

K2 Asset Management has reduced the management and performance fees for three of its managed investment funds as a result of an internal review of the company. Speaking to financialobserver, K2 head of retail d.. Read More

AMP Capital makes infrastructure hires

12-Jul-2017

AMP Capital has boosted two of its investment teams with the appointment of Stasha Prnjatovic as energy investment director within the infrastructure equity team in Sydney and Niamh McBreen as an investment director .. Read More