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Risk Premium inflows up 9.6% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
Risk Premium inflows increased 9.6% year on year in the 12 months to 31 December, according to the latest figures from Plan For Life. AIA Australia led the way with inflows increasing by 20.1% during the year. BT / Westpac saw the second highest inflows ...

AMP announces key marketing appointment

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
AMP has appointed Helen Livesey to the newly-created role director Brand and Marketing, reporting to AMP's chief customer officer Paul Sainsbury. Livesey, previously AMP director Brand, will be responsible for leading AMP's direct-to-consumer engagement ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The share market is slightly lower due partly to a mixed lead from overseas markets and low trading volumes. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said there was little to drive activity on Thursday, with no major economic data releases ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker as lower-than-expected production volumes from global mining giant BHP Billiton weigh down the overall market. BHP, the second largest company on the Australian share market, announced iron ore production of 48.9 million ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 0850 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,281. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2 per cent, while ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Australian shares have fallen as China's economic growth numbers continue to weigh on the market. With US markets closed for the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday, investors are taking their cues from Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) data, Invast ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Greater local competition, improved governance and the involvement of institutional investors has greatly increased the investment prospects of the world's frontier markets, according to emerging market specialist Advance Emerging Capital. Frontier ...

2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Registrations are still open for 2014 Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum, where leading Chief Economists will share their views on the impact of geopolitics on the local and global economy, and give insights on where the Australian dollar could ...

Banks need top line growth after SMSF-led run

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
The big four banks need to see top line revenue growth after a year that saw income-hungry self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and other investors invest heavily in the banks, according StocksInValue head of equities insights and publishing David ...