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Austerity's political pay-off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Deleveraging in US and Europe is going to be painful and will require courageous actions from politicians that run against the grain, according to head of global investment solutions at UBS. Deleveraging will mean years of slowed growth coupled with ...

Smackdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
Hey, hey, something doesn't look quite right here. The Dow's reclaimed 13K and most equity markets in Europe ended on the up and up while we were sleeping. They shouldn't be doing that. Haven't they heard that Standard & Poor's just downgraded Greek ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
MLC has shifted its Australian share strategy manager allocations for its major portfolios to add passive allocations to its investment strategy, replacing Concord Capital with Vanguard Investments among other changes. The MLC Horizon Series of portfolios ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Global index provider FTSE Group today launched four new indices within the FTSE CDP Carbon Strategy Index Series that allow institutional investors to factor climate change risks into investment strategies. Partnered with CDP and ENDS Carbon, the four ...

AIA Australia premiums rise 21%

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
AIA Australia's annual results show a 21% rise in premiums and 27% growth of total assets, contributing to AIA Group's total assets of US$115 billion. AIA Australia said it now holds the largest market share for group insurance, according to Plan for ...

Direct mandates growth solid: Towers Watson

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Alternative asset mandates to direct fund managers and global mandates for diversification saw high demand throughout 2011, according to Towers Watson. The trend was consistent across most asset classes, with 2011 forming the final year in a five-year ...

Zurich updates Life Risk product

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Zurich Financial Services has made further enhancements to its life risk product which it said is aimed at speeding up the insurance process for advisers and their clients. Advisers were told about the changes at a Zurich, Life in the Express Lane event ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
Australian stocks opened firmer on Tuesday, led by strength in the telecoms and information sector. At 1031 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,281.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street closed mixed and the German parliament approved a second, 130-billion-euro ($A164 billion) loan package for Greece. At 0830 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Investment complexity on the rise for UHNW clients

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
A more complex investment philosophy and the need for client-driven integration are topping trends in successfully servicing UHNW clients, according to Credit Suisse. Recently named best private bank in Australia by Asian Private Banker, Credit Suisse ...