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More than just insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... part of AXA's ongoing professional development for advisers and practices, recently started in Perth and is touring the country to educate advisers on "soft skills" to handle sensitive client situations, underwriting and sales advice for life insurance. ...

ASF names former S&P head as CEO

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... (ASIC) in December last year. Dalton worked at Standard & Poor's for 19 years, including eight years as managing director & country head Australia/New Zealand. He has already been a strong contributor in past ASF initiatives and was recognised for his ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... could create. Ahh, the good old days. And why not? Times have been good. It has been almost a generation since 'The Lucky Country' experienced a recession. I still recall back in 1990/91 when the Federal Treasury's Budget Papers were neatly stocked in ...

ING IM backs Asian bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... Drijkoningen, head of global emerging markets at ING Investment Management, said China's fall in exports has affected the country's economic growth but it still remains strong. "The country is keeping to its tradition of boosting domestic growth when ...

Instos search for cash alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... incredibly unattractive." He said the firm's fixed interest and cash division has been busy doing roundtables around the country to alert institutional investors to the benefits of a money market fund such as the Goldman Sachs JBWere Cash Reserves fund. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... or 0.19 per cent, to 3,919.6. NEW YORK - US shares vaulted higher on Friday after a largely positive report card on the country's leading banks as well as better-than-expected labor market data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 164.8 points ...

Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... main reaction to yesterday's fall in Australia's unemployment numbers. The Australian Labour Force Report showed that the country's unemployment rate fell to 5.4 per cent in April after jumping 5 basis points to 5.7 per cent in the previous month. The ...

Vanguard enters ETFs fray

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... up with Vanguard's overarching philosophy which is about broad market diversification so I wouldn't expect us to offer country specific ETFs, that doesn't fit with what we do," said said Robin Bowerman, head of retail at Vanguard Investments Australia. ...

Mercer wins NGS Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... of Mercer coming on board. The announcement by NGS Super follows Mercer being appointed by AustralianSuper, one of the country's largest superannuation funds, as its specialist service provider for its Corporate Division in January 2008 and The Guild ...

LaSalle raises $400m in Mexican fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... Investment Management, said that the group boasts joint venture pipelines with key Mexican developers and operators in the country. "While the outbreak of swine flu, and the precautionary measures taken by local and federal governments, will undoubtedly ...