Launches

The market will turn at some point, which puts a number of dangers in front of retirees. Australians have historically been wary of structured products, but a new breed of defined return vehicles look to combine surety with a measure of liquidity.

The retirement advice specialists have teamed up with the association to bring greater levels of financial literacy to more Australians. It comes more than a year after the successful merger of the ASA with the Australian Investors Association.

The NZ science and technology investors are onto their fourth fund, which is shaping up as their biggest yet. Savvy investment and active ownership have been key ingredients so far, along with support from the NZ government.

Commenting on its multi-year partnership with The Inside Network, CFS distribution lead Bryce Quirk called the insiders community an “ideal vehicle” to deliver its core values, which hinge on servicing financial advisers and their clients.

The CFS team is ramping up the suite of model portfolio offerings on its next generation investment platform, while adding new functionality to streamline the adviser experience.

Foresters is combining its 150 year history with one of the newest investment platforms on the market to reach a whole new audience for its Education Bond offering.

With the right application, education bonds can provide a long term savings plan for a child or grandchild’s education that is both flexible and tax-savvy.

The company has expanded its managed fund and property research offering to include an ASX top 200 listed companies ratings service for the Australian financial advice community.

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With inflation emerging from a long slumber to become a giant bugbear once more for the global economy and investment markets, investors are intensifying their focus on the search for assets that can offer some protection against inflation.

With a long list of economic headwinds having hammered global growth and dampened investor confidence, the upcoming (second-quarter) US reporting season is going to be an interesting one.

Pre-IPO funds are popular with early-stage, pre-profit tech businesses looking for a longer runway ahead of their ASX listing.