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UBS in talks with small-caps team

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... Australian and New Zealand operations. Emmanuel had been UBS Investment Bank's Hong-Kong-based managing director for Asia-Pacific FIG.

Roadmap to life insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The future of life insurance rests with advisers, good reforms and consumer education according to three key insurance figures speaking at the Financial Services Council Life Insurance Conference today. In the first session for the day in Sydney, Geoff ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
Money is flowing out of managed funds and into bank accounts and independently managed accounts (IMAs), industry watchers said yesterday. According to Rainmaker research, $86.4 billion dollars flowed into bank deposits in the December quarter last year ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight. Securities markets were mixed and flat, precious metals were higher, and oil eased. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was three points ...

Europe to follow Australian sustainability lead

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
UK investment managers are taking tips from Australian funds on sustainable investing practices, following the launch of the Responsible Investment Academy. Seen as a leader in innovation and leadership in the field of responsible investing, Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
The Australian sharemarket at noon on Monday was higher as a positive lead from US markets and merger and acquisition activity buoyed investors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 32.7 points, or 0.67 per cent, at 4,894.5 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a mostly positive set of leads from offshore, with Wall Street closing higher and oil prices settling firmer. But metals prices ended weaker. At 0733 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Super mergers drive new trends in asset consulting

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Rising M&A activity in superannuation is forcing asset consultants to lift their game or risk being edged out by their rivals - and the leading players are future-proofing their business through bigger investment teams and sharpened investment models. ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
It's a wrap. The first quarter of 2011 is officially ended and it's another victory for the bulls. And that's no bull. Here's a pop question. As an investor what would you do if on 31 December 2010, you were given a list of all the events that will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street indices closing mixed after Europe was lower and Asia generally higher. Metals and oil were higher, too. At 0755 AEDT on the ASX 24, the June share price ...