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31 July 2014 • By • 1 min read

Cost-cutting to drive results season

Investors should be looking at how companies are increasing efficiency and cutting costs this reporting season as this is likely to be the main driver ...

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Becalmed US markets 'unsettling'

Low US market volatility has led to an “extraordinary” calm across US markets, according to global equities manager Wingate Asset Management

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Investor confidence slumps in July

Deterioration in US investor confidence following valuation concerns and rising geopolitical risk saw the global State Street Investor (ICI) ...

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Financial advice licensee enters EU

ASIC has accepted an enforceable undertaking (EU) from Adelaide-based licensee PGW Financial services over deficiencies in its advice to clients and ...

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Murray urged to overhaul disclosure regime

With the shorter PDS regime widely judged to have failed, David Murray has made a compelling case for a ‘layered’ approach to disclosure, says Henry ...

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Fund managers failing 'persistency' test

Fewer than four per cent of managed funds consistently remained in the top performance quartile between March 2012 and March 2014, according to ...

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SMSF property gearing will 'end in tears'

The government should consider adopting similar measures to the UK’s self-invested personal pension scheme (SIPP) to avoid 'colossal' property losses, ...

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Lonsec lowers return targets

Research house Lonsec has rejigged its core model portfolios and strategic asset allocation to take into account weaker global investment markets

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NAB signs up to SMSF borrowing guidelines

NAB has continued to ramp up its SMSF strategy by signing up to new industry guidelines on limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs)

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Business confidence falls in June

Business confidence among Australia’s largest firms deteriorated sharply in June, with businesses reacting to a subdued domestic outlook, according to ...

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