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Five Aus equities managers share $1bn in new mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Close to $1 billion dollars worth of new Australian equities mandates have been handed out by industry superannuation fund VicSuper as part of an investment overhaul. AllianceBernstein, Perpetual, Tribeca Investment Partners, SG Hiscock and Vinva will ...

Wealth CEO's lambast regulatory reforms

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Bosses of Australia's $1.9 trillion wealth management industry think regulation is crippling their productivity, said the Financial Services Council after a survey released today. Many leaders in the wealth management industry don't think that new regulation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The Australian market has opened flat as trading volumes start to thin out heading into the festive season. At 1037 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.6 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4,556.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

China primed for encouraging rebound: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
While global demand is likely to remain fragile, HSBC maintains its above-consensus forecast that China's 2013 GDP growth will recover to 8.6% after bottoming out in the fourth quarter of 2012. Much of HSBC's projected China rebound in 2013 and beyond ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Advisors need to shed the perception of advice technology as a "back office" tool if they are to engage investors with their retirement income, according to a scaled advice software provider. J.P. Morgan's Donn Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference ...

Perpetual finds new CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Fund manager Perpetual has found a new chief financial officer to replace Roger Burrows, after he announced last month he was leaving for transport infrastructure group Asciano limited. Perpetual today revealed that Gillian Larkins would fill Burrows' ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
The Australian share market is set to open slightly higher following the release of better-than-expected jobs figures in the US on Friday. At 0713 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,566. In local economic ...

Good US housing news gathers pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... Obama is showing on the negotiations it's clear he intends ridng the political waves right up to the Fiscal Cliff shoreline. Ben Ong is on leave

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer amid broad-based gains with the big banks and miners all higher in early trade. At 1037 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 33.7 points, or 0.75 per cent, at 4,543 points, while the broader All ...

Zenith recommends Challenger Care Annuity

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
The Challenger Care Annuity (CCA), a lifetime annuity designed to provide a long-term regular income stream - guaranteed for life - has been rated 'Recommended' by Zenith Investment partners. The chief benefit of the CCA, the Zenith recommendation states ...