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UK pension reforms tackle longevity crisis

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012

AMP results show strong growth for products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
AMP released its first quarter results to 31 March 2012 today, showing strong growth for both AMP Flexible Super and North Platform. AMP Financial Services (AFS) net cash outflows were $292 million for the quarter, compared to net cash outflows of $331 ...

Scare me not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
Hang on to your hats folks, cause here we go again. Back to extrapolating current gloom into doom and forgetting that these were exactly the ones that provided good entry points in the markets. The scaredy cats are running for the hills again. Want ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower after the US and European bourses fell as investors sought shelter from strains in the eurozone driven by political upheaval in France and Greece. At 0855 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures ...

China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Revised growth targets are part of the latest Chinese five-year plan focusing on social harmony, but active management is essential to reap the solid gains, according to Fidelity. Chinese equities may still be considered a relatively risky asset class ...

Budget: Super changes risk sound investment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
A two-year deferral of the increased super concessional contributions cap for over 50s risks derailing efficient investment and exacerbating member disengagement, according to industry reaction following last night's Budget. Representing a saving of ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon, after the local market bounced back in response to a better than expected day of trading on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.5 points, or 0.13 per cent, at ...

Return to surplus may hit big business

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Likely cuts in concessions to business and a rushed return to surplus risks damaging softer sectors of the economy, according to Yasser El-Ansary, general manager, policy at the Institute of Chartered Accountants. "We have a strong economy, but a strong ...

BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
BlackRock Australia has launched two new funds that aim to achieve returns through long/short investment strategies, in response to what the company views as long-term market conditions. "It is unlikely we will see a return to the highly liquid, low ...

TAL makes executive appointments

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
TAL has appointed John Hoyle as chief executive officer of its TAL Direct InsuranceLine business and Kent Griffin has joined TAL as chief financial officer. "We at TAL see increased consumer involvement in life insurance in [the] future and we expect ...