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FPA to provide PI insurance to members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... professional financial advice to clients," said Bloch. According to Bloch, a group indemnity insurance policy would provide economies of scale benefits for its members. "The planners receive competitive benefits and certainty in terms of coverage and ...

Scrap $5bn super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... ply the notion that funds with $5 billion under management or less should be merged with bigger funds to gain better "economies of scale". "Our view is that super funds with assets of $5 billion or less shouldn't be in existence. We think they should ...

Value after sub-prime: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... of a fall in profit are useful when stocks are falling," he said. "Emerging markets have been a ray of light. Those economies have, on average, continued to grow over the past four months." In addition, he said investors should avoid small cap stocks ...

ING IM target resource rich states

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... struggling under the stress of higher interest rates," said Wright. "When developing portfolios we need to be aware Asian economies will continue to grow and Australia's commodities growth will be sustained by that." He said European and Middle Eastern ...

Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... analyst with NabCapital research, the key reason why inflation is on the up, despite the downturn in the OECD developed economies, led by the USA, is China. Incidentally, prices for imports from China jumped 0.8 per cent in January, the largest monthly ...

We knew it all along: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... unsophisticated adaptation programs. "We had discussed the challenges of living in one of the most energy-intensive economies in the world, facing accelerating energy costs as a result of the re-emergence of China and India and, looking only a little ...

Local bonds better than the US: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... invest in Australian corporate debt if it was available. In stressing the differences between the Australian and US economies, Gross said Australia was a commodity-based economy with a healthy outlook because it was linked to the developing Asian countries. ...

Garnaut Review heralds an economic revolution

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... assumes special importance because of the large role that agriculture plays in the Australian relative to other developed economies. "Third, our terms of trade are highly sensitive to economic performance in Asian developing countries that are vulnerable ...

Harvesting performance from agribusiness

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... stock market. Explaining the drivers behind the performance, the report revealed "Rising demand from emerging Asian economies for food and energy produce is helping to keep the sector buoyant while the relative strength of the agribusiness sector compared ...

CAAM dons emerging markets cap

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... specialists for equities and global balanced funds at CAAM, the launch of the fund was a timely maneuver as emerging market economies persist to churn at a rapid pace and investor demand continues to escalate. "In between demands for returns, diversification ...

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Blackwattle takes over Quest Asset Partners

KARREN VERGARA
Blackwattle Investment Partners has swallowed up Australian equities manager Quest Asset Partners for an undisclosed sum.

Funds SA poaches Vision Super risk specialist

MATTHEW WAI
Funds SA will welcome a Vision Super executive to replace executive director, governance and strategy Tony Burrill, as he prepares for retirement following a seven-year tenure at the company.

Regal flags muted second-half performance fees

VINNY VUCAGO
Regal Partners expects to recognise at least $122.7 million in fund performance fee revenue for calendar 2026, with market volatility and weaker investment performance limiting the prospect of further material fees in the second half.

Insignia chief draws 'hard line' on NCAs giving retirement advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
Insignia Financial chief executive Scott Hartley said he draws a hard line when it come to the new class of advisers (NCAs) giving retirement advice.

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