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Green lights on green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
... still contracting is contracting at a "slower rate". So too are output and new orders. As well, employment shows a "change of direction" from downing to upping, and at 50.7 is now above the expansion mark. And oh, the US ISM manufacuring index -- that ...

Handle churn through dealer groups, don't target advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... would include trigger events such as: the removal of loadings or exclusions, significant changes in product definition, change of premium structure and major changes in client circumstances such as divorce. The argument was also made that the two year ...

Unstable markets demand more from COOs

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... spate of tenders by funds for new contracts with their custodians. "QSuper, the most recent large fund to announce a change of custodians, for instance, did so after a 900-page RFP from the UK custody consultant Thomas Murray," he said. "A current custody ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... performance on Tuesday followed better than expected trading on United States and European bourses as the market had a change of heart about the political left turn in Europe. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.0 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,314.3 ...

Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... position was held by consumer staples with an 8% allocation and a return of -0.4%. According to Mercer, the biggest change of the year in regards to fund manager allocations was the decrease in exposure to the materials sector with the money moving into ...

Govt releases final issue of investment manager regime

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
Australia's $1.8 trillion funds management sector has received its third and final investment manager regime from the Government, designed to attract more foreign capital and help build Australia's reputation as a financial services centre. Under the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... progress in Europe over the weekend was the key reason for the market gains. "Markets are reacting fairly positively to the change of leaders in both Italy and Greece, and that should hold for a little while," he said. "But we'll have to see what measures ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... Tuesday (AEDT). ""Clearly, in the cross-section of people's minds right now is Italy," Mr Weston said. "Until we see a change of guard, the equity markets are going to be looking at Italy very worryingly." The best-performing sector on the local market ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... of stock market history yesterday. Panic and capitulation yesterday saw the market plummet 220 points until a sudden change of sentiment at midday brought equities roaring back, adding $55 billion worth of gains to close in positive territory with the ...

Government bowing to pressure on super risk commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... in super." Shorten said that government backbenchers Bernie Ripoll and Deb O'Neill had been very influential in the change of thinking. "The Financial Planners Association have been putting up a good lobbying campaign, perhaps in contrast to one other ...