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Economist and former EU commissioner appointed Italian PM designate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Europe has heaved a collective sigh of relief with the news former EU commissioner Mario Monti will take over the reins as Italy's new designate leader, following the resignation of disgraced Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last week. Monti, a respected ...

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Australia will receive new carbon-tilted indices early next year which use an overweighting/underweighting strategy based on exposure to climate change risk as used in UK markets. David Harris, director of Responsible Investment, FTSE Group, told Financial ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Investor desire for exchange-traded products continued in global markets as sentiment moved towards higher risk and higher yielding asset classes during October. The impact of Europe's debt crisis and solid Q3 2011 earnings for United States corporations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Australian stocks gained as changes of leadership in Italy and Greece stoked optimism that Europe's debt crisis would be addressed. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30 points, or 0.7 per cent, at 4,326.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
Will yuletide 2011 be another season to be jolly? Yes 'tis the season to be jolly - fa la la la la la la - if you believe the Stock Trader's Almanac, that is. "According to app.com, "Seasonality, at least according to history, is about to swing to stocks' ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed the week up two per cent and amid optimism on the Italian debt front. At 0700 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 44 points at 4,353. In economic ...

CFSGAM launches two new funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
CFSGAM has launched two new, tax aware equity income funds, building on its existing Wholesale Equity Income Fund and tax aware investment capabilities, to attract a broader scope of investors. The Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) ...

Investment the way of the future, says ANZ chief economist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
The demise of Europe, the rapid incline of Chinese growth and where Australia stands in all of this, were key topics of discussion for economists at the ASFA conference. According to Mark Thirlwell, director of international economy program, Lowy Institute ...

Independent directors not the silver bullet answer, super fund chairs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
Four senior fund chairs were quizzed on various aspects of fund governance during this week's ASFA conference, which included the independence of directors and whether a time limit should be placed on a board member's tenure. Neil Cochrane, chair of ...

One-third advisers switch insurance providers: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
One-third of financial planners have stopped using at least one insurance provider in the last 12 months due to poor support and service. The Investment Trends 2011 Planner Risk Report surveyed 729 financial planners, asking about their satisfaction ...