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Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... can tell you is that we are facing an increase in both the frequency and severity of weather-related disasters in this country and around the globe," he said.

Company sales earnings on hold till 2011: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... government stimulus, rising interest rates and consumer debt, said Drennan. He said inflation, while found in pockets of the country such as Western Australia, would not be a national issue but called upon the central banks worldwide to help prevent ...

Damned either way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... TOKYO - Japanese stocks closed 1.34 per cent lower following a slump on Wall Street and a sharp downward revision of the country's third-quarter growth data. The benchmark Nikkei-225 index fell 135.75 points to 10,004.72. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares ...

SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... invest up to 15 per cent of their mandate solely into emerging markets. He also pointed out that SSFS does not have a home country bias as a way to capture the China growth story. For example, many investors could buy domestic commodity stocks such as ...

Still a lucky country: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2009
Around 40 per cent of Australians expect their household finances to improve next quarter compared with only 3.7 per cent bracing for the worst, research shows. This week industry body IFSA and research firm CoreData have released their quarterly investor ...

Boardrooms lack female directors: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
More than half of the country's ASX200 listed companies don't have a female board director - prompting one gender advocacy group to release a name-and-shame report on the gender imbalance that continues to prevail in the financial services sector. Women ...

Trustees snub Asian equities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
Trustees of the country's largest super funds are yet to buy the Asia Growth story, with new research suggesting their asset allocation to the region will be around 2.8 per cent of their total allocation, a tiny increase from the current 2.5 per cent ...

Cash is king in Japan

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2009

BlackRock BGI merger completed

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... BlackRock and BGI changes the course of Australia's investment history, creating the tenth largest fund manager in the country with more than $40 billion in assets in June, according to Rainmaker Information.