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Zurich says no to online sales

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... says businesses that receive broker advice typically wind up with insurance programs that better match their peculiar needs, plus better experience at claims time as they are clearer about what they are covered for. More than a quarter (28%) of SMEs ...

Maybe next month

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... (one notch above junk) from BBB -- its share price surged by 6.0%. Banca Carige is no longer investment grade, reduced to BB-plus from BBB-minus - share price up 4.1%. Dexia Crediop SpA, the Italian public financing arm of bailed-out Franco-Belgian bank ...

If not now, when?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... Perhaps Uncle Ben's also waiting for tomorrow's non-farm payrolls report before shouting "action!" Financial markets expected a plus 100K print in employment. But the actuals would need to beat expectations by 100% -- most economists agree 200K monthly ...

Pengana AEq fund added to BT Wrap

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
... inception four years ago, it has delivered on its objectives, namely net of all fees and charges to achieve the RBA cash rate plus a 6% equity risk premium. For the year just ended 30th June 2012 the $100 million fund delivered a positive return of 8.3% ...

Digging dirt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... some a,-2.9 bil by the end of 2012. Not only that, the government also lowered its 2013 growth forecast to minus 0.5% (from plus 0.2% previously) after a predicted contraction of 1.5% this year. And while we're at it, here's some more bad news. The ECB ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... Australia Bank (NAB) business (trading, profitability, employment) conditions index dropped to minus 1 in the June quarter from plus 3 in the previous one. Likewise, the index of business sentiment that gauges expectations over the coming three months ...

netwealth naked wrap slashes fees to 35bp

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... product's 'Core' offering are 0.35% of account balances up to a maximum account balance of $250,000, while the Super Accelerator 'Plus' offering does not charge administration fees for account balances over $1 million and allows up to six accounts to ...

REST Industry Super delivers 0.85%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... 2011-12 return of 0.85% for its default Core option and 1.18% for same option in the pension division. The result having a 'plus' in front of it, stands in sharp contrast to the -7% delivered by the Australian share market, the asset class than normally ...

KiwiSaver 5 years going strong

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... government linked a range of incentives to fund membership such as providing them with access to employer contributions of 2% plus a $1000 kick-start bonus. These incentives help explain why only 249,549 people had opted-out of the scheme by June 2012 ...

BRICs plus four will drive world investment returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Getting exposure to global growth economies through proxy companies listed on developed world exchanges is old world thinking that has run its course, according Goldman Sachs. These growth markets include the BRIC economies of Brazil, Russia, India ...