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Chinese currency reforms to transform bond benchmarks

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
China's short-to-medium-term economic challenges should not distract investors from the long-term rise of the country as a global financial power and the investment opportunities that its emergence will create, according to AllianceBernstein director ...

Just jokin' Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
"I was only joking my dear Looking for a way to hide my fear What kind of fool was I I could never win." - Rod Stewart President Putin fought the G7... and the G7 won. At least that's how it appears after Vladimir ordered his Russian troops back to ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on international markets amid easing after Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would send troops into Ukraine only as "a last resort". At 0826 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price ...

Women on boards have no influence in performance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The appointment of women in boards does not necessarily affect company performance or shareholder behaviour, research by University of New South Wales professor RenA(C)e Adams has found. Adams, who was speaking at the Platypus Asset Management Symposium ...

MetLife launches long-awaited retirement product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
MetLife has launched its long-awaited new suite of retirement products, which it has called MetLife Max. The suite of products combines two accumulation products, one of which is capital guaranteed; two transition-to-retirement products (TTRs), one ...

AFA Plan For Life - Life Company Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The annual AFA / Plan for Life - Life Company Awards was created to award the best life companies of the year in eight different categories. The 9th edition of the event will take place in Sydney on March 12 and recognises the life companies' product ...

Standard Life Inv steps up shareholder activism

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Global investment manager Standard Life Investments has said it is enjoying the benefits of new regulations which promote shareholder activism. In 2013 regulators around the world introduced new laws and regulations designed to strengthen corporate ...

Punishing Putin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
Go ahead punks, make my day! Did Russian President Vladimir Putin just give the G7 a two-handed one finger salute? This is if latest reports are true that Russia has given Ukraine's military forces in Crimea to surrender or face an all out assault ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after the S&P 500 hit a new record peak with investors were generally optimistic about growth in the US economy. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 21 points at ...

Market close

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
The Australian share market has closed lower following data showing China's economy has contracted at its worst rate in seven months. At the close on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 20.5 points, or 0.38 per cent, lower at 5,384.3, while the ...