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05 June, 2020 |
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FPA’s plan receives Hume nod if it delivers a profession | If the Financial Planning Association can prove its proposals for individual adviser registration will hasten the development of a profession and the separation of advice from product, then it seems likely to meet little resistance from the Federal Government. For more. |
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Sponsored Content | It's tough being short | Michael Kamerman, Managing Director at FXCM, a leading multi-asset broker, discusses the company’s recent single stock (share) CFD launch and the benefits that come from trading with CFDs. For more. |
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Is Facebook ESG? | Several ESG funds invest in Facebook, but given the actions the company has taken, can investors feel comfortable with their money being invested in it despite the social media company fulfilling technical ESG requirements? For more. |
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Invest along the yield curve: UBS | There are reasons to be optimistic as dysfunction in the market in March was short lived and there has been good performance from investment grade credit and emerging market bonds, according to UBS. For more. |
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Investors should redefine defensives | The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has forced investors to re-evaluate what businesses are deemed safe and defensive as ‘safety trades’ are not immune from market volatility. For more. |
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Pockets of office assets still valuable | Quality office assets with secure income streams might still be attractive for investors even though the market will continue to see some headwinds due to COVID-19, according to Cromwell Property Group. For more. |
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One way ticket for Poms | Outsider was relieved but not particularly surprised to read that over half of British expats would not move back to their UK motherland – and not just because one of his best and most modest journalists is a Pom. For more. |
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Who wants membership of a licensee club? | Outsider knows that the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) seek to represent financial planners and he knows that the Financial Services Council (FSC) seeks to represent insurers and other product providers so who is representing the licensees? For more. |
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