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QIC sees stronger Aus equities in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... investments for institutions through the QIC Australian Equities Fund and the QIC Active Large Companies Fund - both of which focus on liquid, large cap stocks. "Broadly speaking, the top down thematic is that China's economic growth is stronger than ...

Tower wins First State Super, ousts MetLife

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... the period. "We continue to see significant levels of underinsurance across Australia and addressing this remains a key focus," said Jim Minto, managing director of Tower. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said Rice Warner conducted ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... engine of the US economy - cannot be further leveraged. In a recent note to clients, Sherwood argued that "policy makers can focus too much on risks that have passed, and fail to identify new risks that are brewing." For financial markets, "the cure ...

FPA defends turf, looks to HNW

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... Standard that an inevitable consequence of the association's plan to increase educational requirements would be a greater focus of members on medium to high net worth clients. He said that lower balance clients would naturally gravitate to industry funds ...

Rowe takes FPA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... departure of Julie Berry. Rowe said that the board of the FPA was committed to improving the association for its members, with a focus on vision, leadership and resources to raise professional standards and the community standing of members. "The past ...

Kingston Capital signs on Powerwrap SMA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
WA-based planning firm Kingston Capital will transfer $200 million of investors' assets to Powerwrap, after signing a deal with the admin provider allowing Kingston to offer clients a separately managed account service. The agreement will enable Kingston ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
... Investments Ltd, Choiseul Investments Ltd, Cougar Energy Ltd, DUET Group, Macquarie Telecom Group Ltd, Avoca Resources Ltd, Focus Minerals Ltd, Macmahon Holdings Ltd, Sphere Minerals Ltd and, in Auckland, The Warehouse Group Ltd. In Sydney, the Federal ...

Tower posts strong growth in direct and life ins

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... for continual growth, the insurer raised $96 million in capital this financial year. Next year, the group said it would focus on rationalising certain businesses while continuing profit growth. These include leveraging existing infrastructure; growing ...

BNY Mellon's Ankura wins Russell Aus Eq mandate

NEWS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... prevail for some time," said Greg Vaughan, CIO and Managing Director of Ankura Capital. "The essence of this strategy is to focus on sustainable yield, including franking credits. The preference for yield generally excludes resource stocks. It boils ...

Insurance drives new client wins: study

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... demonstrate value is the most critical thing that you can change in the next five years," said Inwood adding that the government focus on the adviser industry is actually a good thing in the long term, but that it should be looking at the wider issue ...