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MLC GM to chair community foundation, focuses on mental health

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... mental health "Mental health is a serious and growing issue facing society and the economy.A In our business, more than one third of new income protection claims are related to mental illness, with the most common conditions being depression and anxiety," ...

Bubbling bubble?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... end... nowhere. There were some fresh data out of the US overnight but they provided nada direction for Wall Street. The third estimate of US real GDP growth was revised higher from an annual rate of 2.4% previously to 2.6% but this was less than expectations ...

Wealth management sector key to Australian growth: Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... management sector is projected to be a 'super-enabler' helping to add an extra $250 billion to the national economy. This third report in Deloitte's Building the Lucky Country series - Positioning for Prosperity? Catching the next wave, which focuses ...

Standard Life Investments to buy UK fund manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... and investment capability in key areas, including government bonds and liquidity as well as adding to a growing book of third party business. The deal has been funded through Standard Life Investments existing cash reserves. "This acquisition is entirely ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... that the local stock market will continue to do well in 2014, and offer the best equity returns over the next 10 years. A third of Australian investors plan to increase their investment, or begin investing, in real estate this year. In terms of fixed ...

BRICs without BRI

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... Russia only avoided the technical definition of a recession thanks to a small positive 0.2% pick up in the economy in the third quarter of 2013 that followed a 0.10% contraction in the previous quarter. And the I of the BRICs? India's GDP growth has ...

APRA delays new data collections implementation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... these difficulties relate primarily to 'teething issues' as RSE licensees implement new processes and systems and work with third party data providers to obtain the necessary data within the necessary timeframes. "APRA will therefore temporarily extend ...

Calm over Crimea and US houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014
... 13.5% plunge suffered in January and... the total number of units was less than the 910,000 units expected and... it's the third straight monthly fall. Perhaps 'twas because of the 7.7% jump in building permits - a leading indicator of housing - in February ...

Intra-fund advice is low-cost

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... intra-fund advice rather than detailed personal advice. ASFA said this reinforced separate ASIC research that found around one-third of fund members prefer to receive financial advice 'as required' as opposed to a comprehensive plan. ASFA Chief executive ...

PC examines Weaven's 'inverted bid' infra model

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... confidence'. That was out of a total of 110 submissions. IFM Investors did include a public letter in its submission and a third in-confidence submission withheld its name altogether. The PC has called for further feedback on ways of bringing long-term ...