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UK longevity insurance on the rise

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012

MAFTA provides new Asian opportunities

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA), gives Australian financial services a much greater opportunity than the wider AANSFTA (ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Agreement) under which a previous 30% ownership cap was negotiated. "I ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
The Australian market has opened higher despite weak leads from Wall Street, as buyers took advantage of cheaper resources stocks. At 1020 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 25.2 points, or 0.63 per cent, at 4,054 while the broader ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
Now look at that! Wall Street and most European stock markets ended on the plus side last week despite that nagging Grexit feeling - and its potential to be followed by an Irexit, Portexit, Spanexit and Italexit - that'll culminate in a eurozone kaboom. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with traders again looking to events across the Atlantic ahead of a long holiday weekend. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was down ...

Government responds to proxy vote concerns

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Government has responded to stakeholder concerns regarding undirected proxy votes cast by the chair on executive remuneration resolutions. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 passed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian share market has fallen into negative territory as concern about the future of the euro zone outweighed earlier positive sentiment about Greece's future within it. The main indices had gained about 10 points when the market opened, but ...

Managers confident on value as China PMI contracts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The latest figures on Chinese manufacturing show a contraction for the seventh consecutive month, although investment managers remain confident. HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI) yesterday indicated factory output fell from 49.3 in April to 48.7 ...

Tyndall scoops Causeway AM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
Fund manager, Causeway Asset Management is joining Tyndall AM, adding alternate asset classes to the existing Tyndall Australian and international equities, fixed income and multi manager investments. The move follows the appointment of Mike Davis ...

FINSIA appoints new president

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia has appointed Marianne Birch as its new president, following the AGM held in Melbourne last night. "She has a long and impressive history within the financial services industry and with Finsia in particular," ...