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MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... them to live healthy lifestyles." In partnership with Intel, MLC will make the Basic Peak watch available to customers purchasing MLC Insurance or MLC Insurance Super policies. The program commences on November 23.

SQM gives high marks to William Blair fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... quantitative methods," which SQM's statement said were "grounded in well-known principles such as discounted cash flow and purchasing power parity." The statement continued, saying that the fund had "experience-based qualitative judgment in identifying ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... for it is slowing. This slowing speculation gained further impetus following the release of the flash Caixin China Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) that showed manufacturing activity dropped to a 6A1/2-year low of 47.1 in August, topped by the continuing ...

Super fund goes nuts for returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
First State Super has hinted at further investment in Australia's agriculture industry after purchasing a major stake in almond orchards, the country's highest grossing horticultural export. Yesterday Select Harvests Limited (SHV) announced to the Australian ...

AMP Capital takes majority stake in Angel Trains

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
AMP Capital has taken a majority stake in UK train leasing company Angel Trains. After purchasing additional equity in the company from Arcus Infrastructure Partners' European Infrastructure Fund 1, AMP Capital's ownership of Angel Trains has increased ...

NZ Super eyes glass to smash returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will have a place on the board of a US-based tinted glass manufacturer after purchasing a stake in the business for US$75 million. NZ Super Fund's head of international direct investment, Nigel Gormly, will take a ...

RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... contracting - down to a two-year low of 47.8 in July from 49.4 in June on the final Caixin/Markit China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reading - or has stalled based on the official measure that eased to a reading of 50 in July from 50.2 ...

RBNZ tries to turn the turn in NZ economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... of GDP. New Zealand is benefiting in particular from lower oil prices now. Cheaper energy is positive for consumer purchasing power and resulting in lower costs to industry. What's more, it is offsetting strong wage increases, so the central bank can ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... 482,000 units in June, and May's rate was cut to 517,000 units from the original report of 546,000. China's Caixin's Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) came in at 48.2 in July, the weakest reading since 48.1 in April 2014, according to Markit's data. In ...

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... retirement plan. Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows 1% of retirees taking full or partial lump sums were then purchasing an annuity. Commonwealth Bank general manager retirement, Nicolette Rubinsztein, said the demand hasn't been there. "The ...