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Zurich launches life risk update

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
... including change in workforce profile and advances in medical technology. An extensive review of risk ratings for engineering and mining related occupations has resulted in the addition of more than 30 new occupations to Zurich's adviser guide. Zurich ...

Peak in investment spend to herald lower growth: Barclays economist

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... big shock for the economy as [resources] investment has been a key driver of growth," says Davies. "We expect to see engineering and construction work halve by 2014, and the early forecast is for growth to slow to 2%." But assuming there are no future ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... year, and said its chief executive Peter Goode would step down on September 30. Transfield was down 13 cents at $1.92. Engineering firm Worley Parsons said underlying full year profit improved in 2011/12 despite the impact of uncertain economic conditions ...

Separate wealth from income strategy: Merton

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012
... securing retirement income. That's according to Nobel laureate in economics, Robert Merton, who is advocating for better engineering of retirement solutions focused on maximising the probability of achieving a member's desired target income subject to ...

New analyst for AB Australia

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... officer-Australian Value Equities and Hamish FitzSimons, AllianceBernstein's director of research. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management, Sydn ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... net profit of $112.8 million for the year to June 30 causing its shares to rise 27.5 cents, 8.81 per cent, to $3.39. Engineering firm UGL's shares fell $1.15, or 8.94 per cent, after its full year profit has dropped by 15 per cent. National turnover ...

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... investment messages will be key, particularly in capturing a share of the retirement income market, with complex financial engineering or leverage less likely to find appeal. Russell Hogan, director at Dundas Global said that in terms of the self-directed ...

CFSGAM appoints senior resources analyst

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... metallurgical training will complement the existing expertise in our team, which includes both mining and petroleum engineering, as well as physics and chemistry," she added. Mangano will be based in CFSGAM's Sydney office and commenced his role yest ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
... investment into 'greenfield' new projects. "If you look at 'greenfield' projects, you're taking construction risk, engineering risk etc. You need a lot of skills to be able to manage those risks and I'm not sure it is suitable for pension funds," Crosbie ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... the Bank of England as global financial authorities seek to shore up a slowing global economy. In local news Global engineering firm WorleyParsons has named senior executive Andrew Wood as the replacement for outgoing chief executive John Grill. WorleyParsons ...