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2012 China study tour launched

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
Premium China Funds Management has launched its China Study Tour for 2012, offering a unique insight into the culture and business opportunities offered by Australia's number one trading partner. Austrade has seen around 1500 companies increasing its ...

Govt infra paper opens investment doors

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... "Investor appetite for infrastructure funds and assets is as high as ever, with 70% of participants in our recent investor study stating plans to invest in the asset class in some capacity over the coming 12 months," said Bradbrook.

Gen Y prefers face-to-face insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... insurance despite online being their main source of research and other forms of financial servicing, according to a new study. In a study by a research group, most Gen Y Business Owners (Gen YBOs) prefer to turn to a financial adviser for their business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... force for September data, while Reserve Bank of Australia's Head of Financial Stability Department Luci Ellis addresses the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality Annual Conference. In equities news, the Bank of Queensland is due to post full year ...

Promotion prospects need to be addressed: Survey

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... Australia, Hong Kong, China and Singapore, revealed that Australian workers have the highest job satisfaction in the region. The study, which polled junior, middle management and senior management staff in August and September of this year, found that ...

Unlisted infrastructure funds post mixed results

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... "Investor appetite for infrastructure funds and assets is as high as ever, with 70% of participants in our recent investor study stating plans to invest in the asset class in some capacity over the coming 12 months," said Bradbrook. According to Prequin ...

Ben calls on JMK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Jumpy! This is the word that came to mind when I was watching last night's trading action in the financial markets. Is it only me or has anybody else noticed that the "bounce around" in share prices have been shortening lately? It used to be a matter ...

Harvard defies critics with 21% return

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... distributions also contribute to the university's research and student aid programs. Sixty per cent of Harvard students are on study assistance scholarships partly paid for through the fund. The fund has 48% exposure to equities, shared equally across ...

Manager tenure impacts success: S&P

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
In a study of long-only Australian equity funds, Standard & Poor's found the duration a portfolio manager remains with a fund manager is influential on the success of the fund itself, with consistent returns being a main benefit. In its report 'Portfolio ...

Conversation the key to speeding up SOA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... a client, said Cameron O'Sullivan, director of Provisio Technologies. "The superannuation funds are an interesting case study here and it's important to remember that most super funds are using the same defined scope framework that retail advisors use. ...