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18 December 2013 • By James Mitchell • 1 min read

Nothing simple about responsible investing: LGS

The decision to invest responsibly in low carbon companies on behalf of super members is not a simple process, according to Local Government Super ...

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US must slow QE: AllianceBernstein

The recent surge in United States household wealth could signal “easy-money risks” for the US economy, according to AllianceBernstein

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IFM Investors enters $1.3bn LNG deal

IFM Investors, which invests on behalf of a consortium of superannuation funds, has entered into an agreement with Texas-based Freeport LNG to invest ...

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CommSec enters into EU with ASIC

The corporate regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking from Commonwealth Bank of Australia entities CommSec and the Australian Investment ...

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ASIC delays Stronger Super fee disclosure

The corporate regulator has pushed back the start date for compliance with new superannuation fees and costs disclosure arrangements by six months to ...

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CFA Institute predicts US equities rebound

An overwhelming majority of chartered financial analysts globally believe the United States will be the best performing equity market in 2014, ...

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NSW court dismisses CBA negligence appeal

Commonwealth Financial Planning’s attempt to have a finding of negligence overturned has been dismissed by the NSW Court of Appeal, in a dispute ...

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Aussie institutional investors slow to adopt ETFs

While institutional investors overseas dominate exchange traded fund (ETF) markets, only 15 per cent of all investment in ETFs in Australia comes from ...

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Financial services on track for strong 2014

The financial services sector is set to benefit greatly from improving economic conditions during 2014, according to Morningstar’s outlook for ...

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Licensees treading carefully on grandfathering

While there are workarounds to the grandfathering rules, financial planning licensees are reluctant to promote them lest they trigger the FOFA ...

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