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Equities jackpot for HNWs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... resources into these products. Nearly 45 per cent of wealth managers said direct equity investment would be the area they will focus their wealth management resources on over the next two years. Meanwhile Australian high net worth investors are expected ...

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
There is a new threat to Australia's aspirations to become Asia's financial hub and it is "virtual", after Singapore announced this month that it plans to spend big on IT to build an "online economy". IT research firm Ovum has released a fresh report ...

Super is a good idea but needs fixing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... intended to help low to middle income people save money to supplement their government funded age pension, the almost exclusive focus on tax concessions as its primary incentive tool has resulted in these incentives being untargeted. Disney said in an ...

Insurance and finance cos hedge against risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... frameworks are "enhanced and already well-embedded" in Australia. Overall respondents say they are significantly increasing their focus on risk management activities, although the survey also indicated that many were already confident in their achievements ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... decade and are now accelerating dramatically," said Fink. These include the globalisation of capital markets, a greater focus on asset allocation, multi-asset class solutions, fiduciary management, risk management and advisory services, he said. Blake ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... retailer Home Depot's increased guidance boosted hopes that housing and the overall economy were improving. But much of the focus was on commodities, including oil prices, which closed at eight-month highs above $US71 a barrel in New York. Although some ...

AustralianSuper saves $4m per year

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... AustralianSuper could save millions per annum after rehashing the fund's mandate line-up to cull some of its active managers and focus more on passive management. Rubin said a 10 per cent increase in passive management for example can add 3.2 basis points ...

Working mothers caught in tax snafu

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... income tax revenue. What the ideal allocation between income share and tax revenue share should be is looming as a major focus of the Henry Taxation Review, particularly as the interim report released with the Federal Budget argued that superannuation ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

The best of the best in financial services marketing, sales and business development battled it out in this year's Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards, with the winners announced last night at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney. This year's event gave ...

BlackRock wins Lonsec top rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... manager's diversified investment team, their approach to portfolio construction, their "well resourced" TAA approach and focus on risk management. "Independent research house reviews were welcome news, and what is most pleasing is that the Lonsec rating ...